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Does Locus of Control Matter for Achievement of High School Students with Disabilities? Evidence from Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study
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Park, Yujeong; Gordon, Jason Robert; Smith, Jamie Anne; Moore, Tara Camille; Kim, Byungkeon – Educational Studies, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the association of locus of control (LOC) with reading and mathematics achievement of high school students with disabilities using data from the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS). Data used in analysis for the current study included achievement and self-concepts measures from students with…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Reading Achievement
Double Jeopardy? Disproportionality in First Juvenile Court Involvement by Disability Status
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Kincaid, Aleksis P.; Sullivan, Amanda L. – Exceptional Children, 2019
The overrepresentation of youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system is a persistent concern, but estimates of their involvement vary dramatically due to differences in how disability is conceptualized and when involvement in juvenile justice is measured. This study linked juvenile court and educational records for 230,760 students in…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Juvenile Courts, Youth, Juvenile Justice
Viewpoints on Interventions for Learners with Disabilities. Advances in Special Education. Volume 33
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Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2018
Interventions in special education are results of advocacy, legislation, litigation, research, and trends. Since interventions come in many forms, they represent multidimensional viewpoints and perspectives and need to be handled with professional care, integrity, fidelity. This book highlights the fact there are skill-sets needed to work with…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
College Enrollment and Completion among Texas High School Graduates with a Disability. Appendixes. REL 2021-043
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2020
These are the appendixes for the report, "College Enrollment and Completion among Texas High School Graduates with a Disability." The study used student-level administrative data from Texas, available through the data repository at the Texas Education Research Center at the University of Texas. The data repository contains administrative…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Enrollment
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: A Comparison of State Eligibility Criteria. CRS Report R46566, Version 5
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Dragoo, Kyrie E.; Lomax, Erin – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; P.L. 108-446) is the primary source of federal funding to states for the identification and education of children with disabilities. The majority of IDEA appropriations are allocated to states by formula to carry out activities under Part B, which covers 14 disability categories. Each state is…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Comparative Analysis, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
College Enrollment and Completion among Texas High School Graduates with a Disability. REL 2021-043
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Miller, Trey; Garland, Marshall; Gerdeman, Dean – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2020
In response to concerns raised by Texas higher education stakeholders about the limited information available on students with a disability who are attending college in the state, this study examined college enrollment and completion among Texas public high school graduates by disability status, student demographic characteristics, and primary…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Enrollment
Perspectives of Cognitive, Psychosocial, and Learning Difficulties from Childhood to Adulthood: Practical Counseling Strategies. Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series
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Sofologi, Maria, Ed.; Kougioumtzis, Georgios, Ed.; Koundourou, Christiana, Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
Children with learning disabilities can be as sharp as their peers; however, they may find it challenging to write, read, reason out information, spell things correctly, or process information. Due to this, it is critical for students to understand the ways of learning that suit them the best. They may not be aware of the different ways they can…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Barriers, Learning Strategies
Special Education Program: Identification, Placement, and Assessment Report, 2017-2018. Research Educational Program Report
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Houston Independent School District, 2018
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Special Education: A Multi-Year Disproportionality Analysis by State, Analysis Category, and Race/Ethnicity
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2016
Under Part B of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), states must collect and examine data to determine whether significant disproportionality on the basis of race and ethnicity is occurring in the state, or its school districts, with respect to the identification, placement, and discipline of students…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Special Education, Disabilities
Special Education Program: Identification, Placement, and Assessment Report, 2016-2017. Research Educational Program Report
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Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Special Education Program: Identification, Placement, and Assessment Report, 2015-2016. Research Educational Program Report
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Houston Independent School District, 2016
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Preparing for Life after High School: The Characteristics and Experiences of Youth in Special Education. Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012. Volume 2: Comparisons across Disability Groups. Full Report. NCEE 2017-4018
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Lipscomb, Stephen; Hamison, Joshua; Liu Albert Y.; Burghardt, John; Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2017
It is widely recognized that the 12 percent of all youth in American public schools who have disabilities comprise a set of students with distinct capacities and needs. Federal legislation, including the most recent updates to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004, identifies different disability groups and mandates that…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education
National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012: Design Documentation. NCEE 2017-4021
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Burghardt, John; Haimson, Joshua; Lipscomb, Stephen; Liu, Albert Y.; Potter, Frank; Waits, Tiffany; Wang, Sheng – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2017
The National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012) is the third in the series of NLTS studies sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to examine youth with disabilities receiving services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a long-standing federal law last updated in 2004. Under IDEA, youth with…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Special Education
Preparing for Life after High School: The Characteristics and Experiences of Youth in Special Education. Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012. Volume 2: Comparisons across Disability Groups. Executive Summary. NCEE 2017-4019
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Lipscomb, Stephen; Haimson, Joshua; Liu, Albert Y.; Burghardt, John; Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2017
It is widely recognized that the 12 percent of all youth in American public schools who have disabilities comprise a set of students with distinct capacities and needs. Federal legislation, including the most recent updates to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004, identifies different disability groups and mandates that…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education