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Megan Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This mixed-methods phenomenological study examined elements that impact Individualized Education Program (IEP) team members in supporting placement for students with disabilities (SWD) in inclusive early childhood education programs. Best practices in education and federal law stipulate that schools educate SWD in settings as close to general…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Teamwork, Cooperative Planning, Students with Disabilities
Ranyel L. Trent – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once stated, "'Faith' is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase." (Waterford, 2020). This type of blind faith has been a vocal proponent in the triumphs of minorities since the beginning of time (Liviatan, 2011). It is this same faith that William James speaks of when he says,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beliefs, Spiritual Development, Success
Chelsea M. Panse – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires professionals on Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams to provide family members of children with disabilities every opportunity to participate in IEP meetings. Despite this requirement, findings from qualitative and survey research suggest that many parents have reported they…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Meetings, Teaching Experience
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Penderi, Efthymia; Rekalidou, Galini – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
The preschool setting offers many opportunities to promote development of responsibility in young children. Clean-up routines may support children's distributional judgments, and reveal their sense of responsibility about classroom duties. Although there is a large number of studies regarding children's views about resource distribution,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Beliefs, Social Responsibility, Sanitation
Morgan, Rachel C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This is an exploration of the perceptions and perspectives of early childhood leaders and practitioners with regards to preschool learners with autism engaged in inclusive educational settings. At a time when inclusive education is acknowledged as best practice, there is still a concern that many preschool learners with disabilities are receiving…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Preschool Education, Autism, Learning Theories
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Maloney, Carmel; Konza, Deslea – Issues in Educational Research, 2011
This paper describes a school's participation in a project designed to support critical reflection of teachers' beliefs about best practice in early childhood education, and how these beliefs and practices intersected with shifting policies and trends in the broader early childhood field. The "Professional Learning" Project (PL project),…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Cooperation, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs