ERIC Number: EJ1373004
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0158-7919
EISSN: EISSN-1475-0198
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Serving Students with Disabilities in K-12 Online Learning: Daily Practices of Special Educators during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Distance Education, v43 n4 p596-620 2022
Online and distance education strategies offer a path for closing opportunity gaps for students with disabilities because of digital technologies' flexibility and capacity for differentiation, but fully online schooling does always guarantee an inclusive education. The COVID-19-induced shift to remote learning highlighted the need for more insight into inclusive practices for students with disabilities in online contexts, especially at the K-12 levels. The present study describes special education teachers' online teaching practices with students with disabilities and the necessary conditions for special educator use of technology in K-12 remote learning. Using in-depth interview (N = 20) and survey data with special educators teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, findings highlight specific strategies special educators use to differentiate instruction as well as innovations in hybrid content experiences and home-school partnerships across K-12 schooling. The practices of special educators teaching in online environments provide insights into how all educators can support learners with or without disabilities in K-12 distance education settings.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Students with Disabilities, Distance Education, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Special Education Teachers, Inclusion, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Family School Relationship, Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Public Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: California; New Jersey; Virginia; Massachusetts; Texas
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Grant or Contract Numbers: H325D190031
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