ERIC Number: ED372529
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 41
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Some Answers for Implementers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions Regarding the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in General Education.
Freagon, Sharon; And Others
This paper provides answers to commonly asked questions concerning the inclusion of children with disabilities in general education with special attention to inclusion in Illinois. Questions and answers are organized into the following sections: definitions; cost and finance; policy; roles and responsibilities; delivery of services; staff development; placement, assessment, and grading; benefits and impacts; and parents. Sample questions include: "What is inclusion?"; "What is the Regular Education Initiative?"; "How is inclusion paid for?"; "What funding patterns have worked in other states?"; "What should we do if some of our buildings are not accessible?"; "Do some aspects of inclusion require legislation?"; "What are the inclusion issues with teacher unions?"; "What are the the characteristics of a general education teacher who would be effective at including students with disabilities?"; "What are the effective general education instructional strategies which facilitate inclusion?"; "What transportation needs are created by inclusion?"; "What kind of training and inservices are available and needed for special education staff?"; "How will students with disabilities be graded in an inclusive setting?"; "What is the impact of inclusion on general education students?"; and "What if a parent of a child eligible for special education services doesn't want inclusion?" Contains 24 references. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Costs, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading, Inservice Teacher Education, Mainstreaming, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Secondary School Students, Social Integration, Staff Development, Student Evaluation, Student Placement, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Community; Practitioners; Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield.; Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, Springfield.
Authoring Institution: Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb.
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A