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Shani, Michal; Koss, Cathie – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
In an ideal school, where inclusion is implemented successfully, staff members collaborate and create an inclusive environment in their schools. In order to achieve such a sustainable environment of inclusion, pedagogical, organisational and psychological restructuring should occur, and a strong inclusion-oriented leadership has to be activated.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Elementary School Students, Disabilities
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Strogilos, Vasilis; Nikolaraizi, Magda; Tragoulia, Eleni – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2012
In this study 20 beginning special education teachers were asked to describe their experiences in general education settings. To provide data, each teacher completed approximately three electronic reflective journals during a school year and also participated in a phone interview, which was aimed to give in-depth information regarding the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, General Education, School Culture, Disabilities
Harris, Carmen Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Based on the researcher's experience as a coordinator of special education, general and special education administrators are challenged with creating, implementing, and supervising special education services addressing the diverse needs of students with disabilities in the general education setting. The researcher has collaborated with…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Principals, Inclusion
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Hutchison, Peggy; Arai, Susan; Pedlar, Alison; Lord, John; Yuen, Felice – Disability & Society, 2007
User-led disability organizations have emerged as an important force in the non-profit sector. While much is known about the traditional disability organizations that began to proliferate in the 1950s (e.g. National Institute for the Blind), relatively less is known about the user-led organizations that emerged in the 1970s. Using a collective…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Nonprofit Organizations, Foreign Countries, Role Perception
Lutfiyya, Zane Marie – 1990
This paper examines the nature and extent of friendships between disabled and nondisabled people through a study of several pairs of such friends. Indepth interviews examined such questions as how the individuals met, the history of their relationship, how each individual perceives the friendship, and how this friendship compares to other…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Case Studies, Disabilities
Katul, Nadia A. – 1995
This paper includes a qualitative study of the role of "inclusion specialists" in schools, a review of the history of special education, accounts of interviews with 17 special and 7 regular educators, accounts of day-long observations of four specialists, and the author's reflections. The literature review focuses on the relationship of…
Descriptors: Consultants, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Trends