It is not surprising that in order to meet the job demands of the future, we need to ensure that students have the knowledge and opportunity to choose from an array of postsecondary options before graduating from high school. Particularly as our society continues to increase in diversity, providing access to college and career choices for all…

The terms diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice have become ubiquitous in schools, institutions, and professional organizations. Yet the extent to which the ideals behind these words are realities in today's world language classrooms is less clear. Are our world language classrooms equitable and accessible to diverse learners, particularly…

Each year hundreds of institutions will administer national surveys to measure the engagement of their students. However, stakeholders on college campuses, such as educators (faculty, instructors, student affairs educators, and disability services administrators) and institutional research staff who work with this information are often unaware of…

Despite the ubiquitous presence of students with disabilities (SWDs) enrolled in institutes of higher education around the world, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) programs are often underequipped to provide them with appropriate and effective disability services and inclusive instruction. Given the general uncertainty among EFL professionals of…

For many early childhood (EC) professionals, interacting with children and families who bring varying perspectives and experiences can be both challenging and rewarding. Professionals' skills, belief systems, and knowledge are often challenged when they work with families whose lifestyles, traditions, beliefs, languages, and situations are…

Writing is a critical component of many secondary classrooms, but little is known about teachers' beliefs and assumptions surrounding their teaching of writing at the secondary level (particularly including the beliefs of special educators) and teaching writing to students with disabilities. Yet, teachers' beliefs impact their own perceptions and…

: University students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) might have lower attendance and graduation rates and lower academic performance when faculty show negative attitudes toward their inclusion at university. Limited research examines faculty's attitudes and willingness to provide students with disabilities reasonable…

Special education teachers' practice is influenced by an understanding of special education policy and knowledge of implementation practice. This study examined the perceptions of nine special education teachers related to their interpretation of assessment, progress monitoring, and transition mandates in a large urban district. Qualitative…

Requesting accommodations in postsecondary settings requires students to understand their disabilities and needs and describe those needs to higher education faculty and staff. Young adults often have limited accurate knowledge and understanding of their abilities and disabilities. This qualitative study used in-depth semi-structured interviews to…

In higher education, students with disabilities play an active role in securing and utilizing academic accommodations. Numerous studies have explored different aspects of the accommodations provision process and have addressed various barriers found to prevent the full implementation of these accommodations for students with disabilities. The…

The main aim of the article is to explore the role of Collaborative Action Research (CAR) in promoting inclusive education within a mainstream school in Cyprus. The preliminary data for this research were gathered using a mixed methodology approach. CAR was then carried out in a single school with 150 participants. The study then examined the…

Many existing assessments for deciding the potential special education needs of emergent bilingual youth are either normed on monolingual students or normed on bilingual students through monolingual data collection (Hamayan, Marler, Sánchez-López, & Damico, 2013; Otheguy, García, & Reid, 2015; Perkins, 2005). To address this issue, we…

Autism diagnoses continue to increase, and students who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are attending college in greater numbers. Many choose community colleges to start their postsecondary careers, so these institutions have a unique opportunity to provide necessary social support. When developing social support initiatives, it is important…

English language learners of Hispanic decent have endured challenges that have been a direct result of their language barriers and learning disabilities. In this study, the majority of the impacted individuals were immigrants who migrated to the United States after having had some early education exposure in Mexico. The purpose of this qualitative…

The field of distance learning has changed dramatically from the early correspondence courses to the more modern online learning environment. It is necessary to investigate the critical population of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) who are participating in blended learning course due to the rapid increase in use of online…