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Donald Mangan

2018

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An Analysis Of Trends Across Variables In Placement And Referral Decisions For Students Enrolled In A Center-Based Emotional Support Program, Donald Mangan Apr 2018

An Analysis Of Trends Across Variables In Placement And Referral Decisions For Students Enrolled In A Center-Based Emotional Support Program, Donald Mangan

Donald Mangan


A student’s educational placement should be an IEP team decision driven by the needs of the student in conjunction with the availability of the resources to meet the needs of the student. However, given the individual nature of special education processes, IEP teams may arrive at different decisions for very similar students. Additionally, special education legislation asserts that students must be educated in the Least Restrictive Environment. Existing research related to trends in educational placement has identified large scale factors that may influence educational placement decisions. Other research has focused on small case studies of students, and the specific circumstances …