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Improving School Climate through Sensitivity Training: Integration of a Minority Population into a Predominately White School Culture
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Genco, Stephen H. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Educators must take a critical look at all factors that may affect student outcomes. The No Child Left Behind Legislation (NCLB) was proposed to help ensure that all students have fair and equal access to educational programming. It is important for secondary school educators to be aware of environmental factors that may inhibit student success.…
Descriptors: School Culture, Action Research, Federal Legislation, Sensitivity Training
A Critical Race Theory Analysis of the Disproportionate Representation of Blacks and Males Participating in Florida's Special Education Programs
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Allen, Anthony G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1975 has made a profound impact on millions of children with disabilities who now enjoy their right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE). It is the goal of national policy, endorsed by Congress, to ensure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic…
Descriptors: African American Students, Socioeconomic Status, Mild Mental Retardation, Racial Composition
An Exploratory Study of Secondary Educator Knowledge of Disability Legislation and Its Relationship to Planning for the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Education Settings
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Salter, Sharon Finkle – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Due to the changes in disability legislation that protect persons with disabilities from discrimination, and allow for free, appropriate public education along with equal access to education, more and more students with disabilities are choosing to attend postsecondary educational settings. The transition planning process as outlined in the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers