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Thorius, Kathleen A. King; Maxcy, Brendan D. – Remedial and Special Education, 2015
Since 1997, revisions to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) have shown promise for addressing special education equity concerns: For example, states have the option to use response to intervention (RTI) for determining and thus reducing inappropriate disability determination, and states and districts are required to assess and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Federal Legislation
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Jones, Sara K. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2015
This article explores trends in research since the 1975 passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), notes gaps in the literature, and offers suggestions for future directions music education researchers could take in exploring the needs and experiences of music teachers…
Descriptors: Music Education, Disabilities, Preservice Teacher Education, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Hassert, Derrick L.; Kelly, Amanda N.; Pritchard, Joshua K.; Cautilli, Joseph D. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2008
Applied behavior analysis is a hybrid tradition with roots in many mental health disciplines. Even with these diverse origins, the professional practice of behavior analysis remains distinct and identifiable. Given these factors the professional practice special interest group (SIG) for the Association for Behavior Analysis International has…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Certification, Behavior Problems, Mental Health
Ysseldyke, James E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Kozleski, Elizabeth; Reschly, Daniel – 1998
Based on the findings of a 1998 conference on the new assessment and accountability requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this report discusses critical issues that surround the assessment provisions included in the 1997 IDEA amendments and contains recommendations related to state and district-wide assessments…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Lineham, Patrice – 2001
This document is the outcome of a conference that examined promising practices in services for children with developmental delays (DD) and gathered input for making policy recommendations related to the implementation of DD as a specific disability category for children ages 3 through 9. It begins by discussing changes to the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification
Fondacaro, Donna M. – 2001
This paper reports the outcomes of a study that utilized descriptive, qualitative methods and a series of case studies to investigate how students are diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorders, specifically Asperger syndrome under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The study focuses on students attending elementary schools in…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Class Size