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Wagaman, M. Alex; Alessi, Edward J.; Goffnett, Jacob; Watts, Keith J.; Iacono, Giovanni; Thomas, De'Shay; Paceley, Megan S.; Craig, Shelley L. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2021
The Council on Social Work Education mandates that students be prepared to work competently across lines of difference. Research suggests that social work programs have inadequate curricula for preparing students to work with LGBTQ+ people, and can be unsupportive of the needs of LGBTQ+ students. Little is understood about the experiences of…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Social Bias, LGBTQ People, Inclusion
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Waitoller, Federico R.; Thorius, Kathleen King – Support for Learning, 2015
In this article, we provide commentary on the "state of play" of inclusive education in the United States. We focus on the promises and limitations of inter-related accountability- and market-driven policies and Response to Intervention (RTI) (Vaughn and Fuchs, 2003). We argue that these policies and practice have "hopscotched"…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Accountability, Educational Policy
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Callaghan, Tonya; Mizzi, Robert C. – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2015
The editors of this special collection of the "Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy" open this introductory essay with the words of Margaret Mead in order to underscore an important message contained in all of the essays of this collection: education administrators and policy makers are paramount to creating learning…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Inclusion, Social Attitudes, Homosexuality
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Gallagher, Deborah J.; Connor, David J.; Ferri, Beth A. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2014
Special education critics' vigorous appraisals of the social model of disability, along with their analysis of its implications for special education, provide a valuable forum for meaningful dialogue about how educators are to understand the nature of disability. In this article, we offer our response to their recent articles. As advocates of the…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Social Attitudes, Social Bias
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Griffin, Megan M.; Kane, Lydia W.; Taylor, Courtney; Francis, Susan H.; Hodapp, Robert M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Although participation in faith communities is important to many individuals with disabilities, few studies have examined differences between communities that are more (versus less) inclusive. This study investigated characteristics of faith communities in the United States related to greater inclusion. Methods: Participants were 160…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Church Role, Disabilities, Educational Resources
McGarry, Robert – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
In order to accommodate the education needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, American schools need to do more than add LGBT information to the curriculum in sex education class. If we believe, as Erikson (1968) suggested--that adolescence is the time when young people try to make sense of who they are--and if we believe that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Identification (Psychology), Self Concept