Exceptional Children articles from October 1995

Exceptional Children archives from October 1995

Unlocking expertise among classroom teachers through structured dialogue: extending research on peer collaboration.
October 1, 1995... One of the foremost challenges facing educators as they continue to strive for reform in education is how to enhance the capability of classroom teachers to meet the needs of students who are difficult to teach. Included in this broad category...

The validity of categorical learning disabilities services: the consumer's view.
October 1, 1995... Today, researchers and educators are making significant efforts to change American public education (Gardner, 1991; Goodlad, 1990; Sizer, 1992; Toch, 1991) . Reformers call schools to task for accepting minimal student performance and graduating...

Strategies that promote social relations among elementary students with and without severe disabilities in inclusive schools.
October 1, 1995... Social relationships with peers provide children with a range of supports and tacit acknowledgment of their acceptance in the social milieu of the school. Studies of young elementary-age children reveal that positive social relations influence...

Psychometric analysis and revision of the opinions relative to mainstreaming scale.
October 1, 1995... Although legislation now mandates the integration into the nation's public school classrooms of students with disabilities, barriers to their full acceptance remain. As Jones (1984) perceptively noted a decade ago, We can legislate physical...

Predicting participation in postsecondary education for school leavers with disabilities.
October 1, 1995... The transition from high school into adult life is a complex period of time for all high school students, with or without disabilities. Within the field of special education, we have often framed our interest in transition as the movement from...

Building consensus from transition experts on social integration outcomes and interventions.
October 1, 1995... The push for accountability in education has caused policymakers, parents, and educators to rethink educational goals and how best to measure their attainment. This thinking process has been fueled further by a number of disturbing studies...