Special Education Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Categorization by Organization: Manipulation of Disability Categories in a Racially Desegregated School District
(2019-07)We propose and test the concept of categorical manipulation, a process in which subordinate group demands for greater access to high status categories are met with reversals in the hierarchy of existing categories. The ... -
Systematic Screening for Behavior in K–12 Settings as Regular School Practice: Practical Considerations and Recommendations
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-02)There is a priority for schools to address students’ social and emotional needs as we do academic learning. Tiered models of prevention provide a framework for teaching social skills and behavioral expectations, as well ... -
EXAMINING READING-RELATED TEACHER EDUCATION AMONG TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between reading-related training (university courses and professional development beyond university training) and the implementation of reading instruction among ... -
Examining comprehension strategy instruction with English learners' problem solving: study findings and educator preparation implications
(Sage, 2018-05-07)Educator preparation in comprehension strategy instruction (CSI) is essential to meeting the needs of English learners (ELs) in contemporary schools. This article provides teacher educators and professional developers with ... -
A Multidimensional Investigation of Expulsion and Suspension Practices in Early Childhood Programs
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)High rates of expulsion and suspension of young children, especially from childcare programs that are outside of state pre-kindergartens have been documented (Gilliam, 2005; Gilliam & Sharhar, 2006; U.S. Department of ... -
Examining Teaching Activities in War-affected Schools: Advancing Transformative Praxis
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)This dissertation study aimed to understand factors that mediated teacher activities in war-affected school settings. Specifically, this study focused on examining ways in which inequitable, exclusionary processes were ... -
Understanding High-Quality Inclusive Education Across Early Childhood Settings
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Inclusive education is generally conceptualized as access to learning opportunities, participation with typically-developing peers and adults, and systems-level supports (Division for Early Childhood [DEC] & National ... -
On the Design of a Mobile Executive Functioning Coaching Solution for Students with and without Disabilities in Post- Secondary STEM Education
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Existing literature indicated that supporting the executive function skills (EFs) and learning strategies of students with disabilities (SWDs) during the learning process is important for improving the persistence and ... -
EXAMINING PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ADOLESCENT SELF-DETERMINTION ASSESSMENT-SHORT FORM
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This dissertation consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the development of theories of self-determination within special education and the emerging field of positive psychology and in the context of ... -
Challenging Transition: A Singapore Case Study of a Cultural Concept
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The transition from child to adult is a process that has been widely theorized across different countries and in many different domains in academia. Youth transition, as it is known in developmental research, is a time ... -
Leadership for Equity and Inclusivity in Schools: The Cultural Work of Inclusive Schools
(American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018-03)A set of schools located across the United States partnered with a federally funded inclusive schools systems approach to improving outcomes for all students—both general and special education students, including students ... -
Including College and Career Readiness Within a Multitiered Systems of Support Framework
(Sage, 2018-03-19)Current practices of college and career readiness (CCR) emerged from within secondary school reform efforts. During a similar timeframe, evidence-based schoolwide interventions—positive behavioral interventions and supports ... -
Seclusion and Restraint in Schools: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Seclusion and restraint are aversive behavioral practices used in schools for control and punishment. The practices were first used in psychiatric hospitals as a means of control over patients. Eventually, the practices ... -
NEW HORIZONS: DESIGNING AND MEASURING FOR MODERN LEARNING
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)This dissertation consists of five chapters. The first chapter serves to introduce the Modern Learning Environment (MLE) by discussing the challenges of designing and measuring student performance in these novel environments. ... -
Examining Professional Learning to Support Educators’ Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Functional Assessment-Based Interventions
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)This dissertation offers a collection of works examining team-based approaches to functional assessment-based interventions (FABIs) in schools, with an emphasis on practice-based professional development. Across chapters, ... -
Race and Ability Talk in Early Childhood: Critical Inquiry into Shared Book Reading Practices with Pre-Service Teachers
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)In early childhood contexts, reading literature to engage children in critical discussions about ability and race – and how it impacts their daily lives – is a promising practice. Indeed, critical literacy scholars see the ... -
(Re)Constituting Teacher Identity for Inclusion in Urban Schools: A Process of Reification and Resistance
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Urban education systems serve nearly 16 million students and employ almost one million teachers in the United States. The preparation of teachers for urban settings must attend to the unique and complex historical and ... -
Examining the Utility of the Schoolwide Expectations Survey for Specific Settings (SESSS): A Data-Informed Approach to Developing Expectation Matrices
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)To best support all students’ academic, behavioral, and social needs, an integrated systems approach is necessary. In such systems, all faculty and staff ideally recognize student success is a shared responsibility and ... -
Effect of Degree of RTI/MTSS Implementation on Reading and Mathematics Achievement Growth in a Metropolitan School District
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This study examined the growth in mathematics and reading achievement, respectively, of 7,587 and 7,807 first through sixth grade students in a large Midwestern, suburban school district implementing Response to ...