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Lindsay, Sally; Proulx, Meghann; Thomson, Nicole; Scott, Helen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2013
Although children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are increasingly being placed within mainstream classes, little is known about the challenges that teachers encounter with including them as full participants in the class. This qualitative study draws on a purposive sample of 13 educators who have experience teaching children with ASD within…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Elementary School Teachers
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Park, Youn-Young – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
This qualitative study examines the perspectives of special education/resource teachers in Winnipeg on current transition services to prepare high school students with disabilities for adulthood. The data were collected by individual in-depth interviews with 6 teachers responsible for coordinating transition services. The main themes emerging from…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Resource Teachers
Csapo, Marg; Baine, David – Canadian Journal for Exceptional Children, 1985
Demands of the institutionalization on regular and special education teachers and administrators are described, as are the competencies required of special education teachers. Results of a recent Canada-wide survey of the current status of programs training teachers and other personnel to work with students having severe and multiple handicaps are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Competence, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Mainstreaming
Dunn, Janice – 1991
This practicum was designed to improve the delivery of special education services to all students with special needs in a rural Canadian school district. The goal was for teachers, as members of program planning teams, to design and implement individual program plans for exceptional students according to district special education policy…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Correia, Claire L. – 1988
The speech examines mainstreaming of handicapped students in the context of Canadian culture. Integration is seen to be a more appropriate term since it better reflects the pluralism of Canadian society. Basic goals of the Canadian educational system as a whole are identified and recent legislative actions at the provincial and federal level in…
Descriptors: Consultants, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
McLeer, S.; And Others – 1992
Moving children from a psychiatric treatment facility to community schools presents significant challenges for children, teachers, and families. This study examined the potential conflicts between the expectations of receiving teachers and the behaviors of elementary school students (N=17) using the Assessments for Integration into Mainstream…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anger, Behavior Problems, Conflict