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A Content Analysis Of Disability Due Process Cases In Missouri From 2008-2018, Monica Erica Barnes Apr 2019

A Content Analysis Of Disability Due Process Cases In Missouri From 2008-2018, Monica Erica Barnes

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Students with disabilities are significant members of the American population; consequently, provisions for their inclusion in the learning community as outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are relevant. The purpose of the study was to track disability trends in due process cases from 2008-2018 in Missouri for students in public schools from grades K-12. The researcher undertook a descriptive content analysis of archived data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Descriptive data collected for each case included the date of the case, the district case number, the age, gender, grade level, disability, and brief …