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Educational Leaders' Beliefs And Attitudes Regarding Core And Current Issues In Special Education, Josie Lucker Keffer
Educational Leaders' Beliefs And Attitudes Regarding Core And Current Issues In Special Education, Josie Lucker Keffer
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The purpose of this study was to examine education leaders' knowledge of core and current issues in special education and how this knowledge is acquired. The study also examined the educational leaders' beliefs and practices regarding collaboration, response-to-intervention, and inclusion. Finally, the study examined the social justice issues that arise with the responsibility to educate "all" students (FAPE).
An on-line survey was answered by 161 principals and assistant principals in an Education Service Center in West Texas. A limited understanding of current issues in special education was found among campus administrators. Especially, in the areas of learning and effective teaching …