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Examining The Impact Of A Coteaching Professional Development Training On Teachers And Their Students’ Achievement, Marielle Martino
Examining The Impact Of A Coteaching Professional Development Training On Teachers And Their Students’ Achievement, Marielle Martino
PCOM Psychology Dissertations
Educational legislation mandates that special-needs students should have access to the general education curriculum and be educated within the least restrictive environment. Coteaching (CT) has emerged as a way of educating students with disabilities in least restrictive environments. CT is defined as the “sharing of instruction by a general education teacher and a special education teacher or another specialist in a general education class that includes students with disabilities” (Friend, Cook, Hurley- Chamberlain, & Shamberger, 2010, p. 9). The purpose of this study was to determine if professional development training in a middle school not only changes teachers’ understanding of …
Effects Of Early Intervention Services On Adaptive Functioning, Osslyn Sam
Effects Of Early Intervention Services On Adaptive Functioning, Osslyn Sam
PCOM Psychology Dissertations
In 1986, Congress enacted Public Law 99-457, Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This law, currently referred to as Part C, was established in response to the growing number of children born with developmental delays. Infants born prematurely, addicted to drugs, or with conditions such as Down Syndrome face challenging lives. Part C allows for eligible infants, ages birth to three years to receive free early intervention services to address their individual delays. Previous studies have shown that children who have participated in early intervention programs have benefited in various areas of their overall development. The …
On The Origins Of Negative Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities, Hanoch Livneh
On The Origins Of Negative Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities, Hanoch Livneh
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The literature review classifies reported sources of negative attitudes toward the disabled into 13 psychodynamic and sociological categories and stresses the difficulty of quickly changing such negative attitudes.
Disability And Monstrosity: Further Comments, Hanoch Livneh
Disability And Monstrosity: Further Comments, Hanoch Livneh
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The author discusses possible explanations for stereotypical and negative reactions toward physically disabled persons in literature and society. Cited are examples of physical deformity, animalism, and monstrosity. The reminder of mortality and fallibility produced by disability is considered.