Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Idaho, May 12, 2006. / Major professor: Russell Joki. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-179). Also available online in PDF format.

This study identified the attitudes of paraeducators toward students with disabilities and the implications for staff development. The purpose of this study was to survey attitudes of paraeducators toward students with disabilities. The attitude and demographic information obtained through the survey were analyzed for its implications for staff development with paraeducators.

The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency and outcomes of Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Office for Civil Rights rulings as a result of complaints initiated by students with disabilities against community colleges from 2016-2018. The secondary purpose of this study was to analyze corresponding Office for Civil Rights Letters of Findings to provide guidance. The research questions that guided this study included: Research Question 1: What is the frequency of Office for Civil Rights Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act complaints including case issue, location, disability type, and year filed by students with disabilities against community colleges for the years 2016-2018? Research Question 2: Are the outcomes of Office for Civil Rights Letters of Findings dependent upon the independent variables: case issue, location, disability type, or year? Research Question 3: What themes can be noted in the Office for Civil Rights Letters of Findings? This study utilized Office for Civil Rights case issue summary data and accessed Letters of Findings via the U.S. Department of Education, OCR’s official database. The outcomes of this study revealed that among the 3 years, the highest reported cases were in 2017. The study also revealed that there was a statistically significant association between outcomes for case issue and outcomes for year. The qualitative analysis of Letters of Findings revealed the emergence of 5 themes: blanket policy, accommodations, undue burden, procedure, and accessible technology. The implications of this study provide guidance that includes common issues affecting students with disabilities at community colleges.

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Thesis (Ph. D. (Educational Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2016 / For the past two to three decades, there has been a large influx of students with disabilities into institutions of higher education worldwide. In South Africa, in these past three decades, records of intake of students with disabilities were not recorded as services and support of this kind were not institutionalised. Within this transformation process, which involved including previously under-represented groups, institutions of higher learning are currently facing challenges of what kind of educational support to offer to students with disabilities, in order to help them to succeed academically. This study investigated the educational support offered to students with disabilities at the University of Venda (UNIVEN) as experienced by the students themselves. The study, therefore, gives an insider perspective. The study followed a qualitative research approach, and used classroom observations, document analysis and focus group interviews to collect data. Ten students with various disabilities participated in the study. The findings of this study reveal that there are some degrees of support that UNIVEN offers. However, some gaps to meet students educational needs still exist. These gaps include lack of information about the programmes that UNIVEN is offering, physical infra-structure barriers and lack of disability knowledge. This study recommends the establishment of a forum in which students with disabilities can discuss and address their educational needs on campus. Other recommendations include the following: lecturers’ training, disability awareness, the installation of an online interactive portal to increase communication between students and the university, and an online survey measuring lecturers’ attitudes and knowledge. The study suggests that future research could include factors that predict graduation rates among students with disabilities. Key words: Educational support, Disability unit, Medical Model of disability, Social model of disability.

This study was designed to identify the processes and devices used by special education administrators to coordinate the work of principals in implementing programs for handicapped students. Based on literature of organizational structures and of school district administration, interview protocols were developed to elicit information about the use of coordinating mechanisms in schools. Data was gathered through field interviews with a stratified sample of ten special education directors and twenty-one principals in ten school districts in Arizona. The data were subjected to two iterations of analysis: computer assisted analysis yielding frequency distributions, percentages, and cross tabulations, and descriptive analysis. Four coordinating mechanisms were found to be used by directors in working with principals: commitment to common goals, direct supervision, standardization of processes, and mutual adjustment. The use of coordinating mechanisms varied in relation to school level, structural complexity, and environmental stability and complexity. The major mode of coordination was mutual adjustment, with both directors and principals relying on direct contact more than any other device for information sharing, decision making, and conflict resolution. The study revealed a surprising level of conflict surrounding the implementation of handicapped programs. This conflict was discussed in relation to various aspects of school practice, management, and governance. Implications of the findings for administrative training programs, public policy developers, and practicing administrators were discussed, and recommendations were made for further research.

Orientadora: Anna Augusta Sampaio de Oliveira / Banca: Sadao Omote / Banca: Olavo Pereira Soares / Resumo: O objetivo desta pesquisa foi levantar a produção bibliográfica que trata do ensino de História para estudantes com deficiência intelectual. Nosso objetivo específico foi pesquisar se didáticas diferenciadas estão sendo propostas para o ensino de História e se estas poderiam favorecer a aprendizagem destes estudantes. A Teoria Histórico-Cultural forneceu-nos alguns conceitos para a reflexão sobre as possibilidades de aprendizagem deles e da importância da História, como disciplina escolar, para o desenvolvimento destes estudantes. Efetuamos o levantamento bibliográfico com a análise das produções acadêmicas em nível de mestrado e de doutorado na área do ensino de História para estudantes com deficiência intelectual, no período compreendido entre os anos de 2005 e 2016, produzidas no Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu no portal da Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações e no portal do Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia- Portal brasileiro de publicações científicas em acesso aberto. A análise das pesquisas ocorreu através da leitura dos títulos, das palavras-chave, dos resumos, dos objetivos e das metodologias de pesquisa. Os resultados apontaram a ocorrência de apenas duas pesquisas que abordavam o Ensino de História para o Estudante com Deficiência Intelectual. Em contrapartida, 143 trabalhos discutiam a Questão Étnico-Racial em um total de 809 trabalhos encontrados. Esses dados podem indicar que no ensino de História, a Inclusão e o trato... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The objective of this research was to raise the bibliographic production that deals with the teaching of History for students with intellectual disabilities. Our specific objective was to investigate whether differentiated didactics are being proposed for the teaching of History and if these could favor the learning of students with intellectual disabilities. The Historical-Cultural Theory provided some concepts for the reflection on the learning possibilities of students with intellectual disabilities and the importance of History, as a school discipline, for the development of these students. We carried out the bibliographic survey with the analysis of the academic productions at the master's and doctoral level in the area of History teaching for students with intellectual disabilities, in the period between 2005 and 2016, produced in Brazil. The data collection took place in the portal of the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations and in the portal of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology - Brazilian portal of scientific publications in open access. The analysis of the researches occurred through the reading of the titles, the keywords, the summaries, the objectives and the research methodologies. We came to a result: only 2 researches approached the History Teaching for the Student with Intellectual Deficiency. In contrast, 143 papers discussed the Ethnic-Racial Question in a total of 809 papers found. These data may indicate that... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Growth modeling in education has focused on student characteristics in multilevel growth accountability models and has rarely included financial variables. In this dissertation, relations of several demographic and financial characteristics of Oregon school districts to the reading and mathematics growth of students receiving special education services in Grades 3-8 were explored after accounting for student level demographic characteristics. Previous research indicated that three variables were potentially related to student growth: district level aggregated student demographics, district geography (e.g., location in a remote area), and district funding. Three sources of data were used to investigate these relationships: institutional data reported by the Oregon Department of Education, the Common Core of Data gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics, and Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test data collected as part of the National Center on Assessment and Accountability in Special Education. Multi-level models of student growth across Grades 3-8 were constructed for reading and mathematics, with time (level-1) nested within students (level-2) and districts (level-3). Results demonstrated that although student-level demographic factors account for the majority of meaningful differences in student growth, both district demographic characteristics and financial investment in students were related to growth for students who received special education services.

Orientador: Alberto Albuquerque Gomes / Coorientador: Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira / Banca: Roseli Cecília Rocha de Carvalho Baumel / Banca: Elisa Tomoe Moriya Schlunzen / Resumo: Esta pesquisa intitulada "A inclusão de alunos com deficiência em cursos presenciais de graduação da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora"- UFJF- está vinculada à Linha de pesquisa Políticas Públicas, Organização Escolar e Formação de Professores do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação - Mestrado da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP- Presidente Prudente. O objetivo foi investigar a realidade escolar de estudantes com deficiência que ingressaram em cursos presenciais de graduação da UFJF. A pesquisa foi estruturada com base na abordagem qualitativa e desenvolvida a partir do estudo de caso. Contou com a participação de quinze alunos, matriculados em sete diferentes cursos de graduação. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se um questionário e entrevistas do tipo semiestruturadas, realizadas em duas etapas. Na etapa inicial os alunos preencheram o questionário e participaram da primeira entrevista, que foi gravada. Na segunda etapa, eles receberam a primeira entrevista transcrita e procederam à leitura, realizaram as alterações que acharam pertinentes e responderam a mais três questões. Os resultados apontaram que ainda é baixo o número de aluno com deficiência na UFJF. Desse grupo todos realizaram o Ensino Básico em escolas regulares e a maioria em escolas públicas. Verificamos o predomínio de alunos com deficiência física e o maior número de estudantes do sexo feminino. Também se destacou o interesse por cursos da área de Ciências Humanas e o maior número de matrículas foi registrado no Curso de Serviço Social. Os alunos ressaltaram que a maior dificuldade encontrada no cotidiano é a ausência de algumas condições básicas e específicas, a pouca capacitação dos docentes e a falta de divulgação das atividades do setor envolvido com o processo inclusão na Universidade / Abstract: The present research entitled "The inclusion of students with disabilities in graduation courses which they have to attend at Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora" - UFJF - is connected to the research on Public Politics, School Management and Professors Education in the Post-graduation Program in Education - Mestrado da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP- Presidente Prudente. The objective of this research was to investigate the school reality of students with disabilities who have entered these graduation courses at UFJF. The research was structured on the basis of the qualitative approach, which and developed from the case study. We have counted on the participation of fifteen students, registered in seven different graduation courses. For the data collection we have used a questionnaire and semistructuralized interviews, carried out in two stages. In the first stage the students filled in the questionnaire and participated of the first interview that was recorded. In the second stage, they received the interview, which had been transcribed, read it, altered some parts, and answered three more questions. The results pointed that the number of students with deficiency in UFJF is still low. All the participants of this group finished Elementary school in regular schools and the majority in public schools. We have verified the predominance of students with physical deficiency and most of them are female students. Moreover, it has been verified the interest in the Human Sciences courses, such as Social Service with the largest number of registrations. The students have stood out that the biggest daily difficulty is the lack of some basic and specified conditions, little qualification of the professors and spreading of the activities which involve the process of inclusion / Mestre

From 2014 to 2015, full inclusion through coteaching practices (2 or more professionals providing instruction in the same classroom environment) was implemented at a rural southeastern middle school in Georgia to improve the low academic achievement of students with disabilities (SWDs). The problem is that 8th-grade SWDs score low on the reading and mathematics sections of the Standardized Assessment for Reading and Mathematics (STAR). The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental study was to examine the effect of coteaching on the achievement of 8th-grade SWDs in reading and mathematics as measured by the STAR. Vygotsky's zone of proximal development was the theoretical framework for this study because cognitive development can be enhanced with adult guidance and peer collaboration. The research questions focused on the difference in STAR gain scores between the coteaching SWDs participants and the SWDs with no coteaching. The sample was 96 8th-grade SWDs. A t test was used to compare the reading and mathematics gain scores between the academic years 2012 and 2014 (without inclusion/coteaching),46 SWDs and 2015-2017 (with inclusion/coteaching), 50 SWDs. Results showed that there were significant differences in the STAR performance after coteaching implementation in reading and mathematics, p = .045 and p = .004, respectively. This study may lead to positive social change by providing data to the local educational agency leaders, administrators, teachers, and the educational community to make informed decisions about the implementation of coteaching practices, to enhance instructional practices and teaching strategies, and to improve the academic achievement of SWDs allowing them the opportunity to become college and career ready, thus enhancing their postsecondary options.