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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"educational placement"”.
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The Staffing: A Naturalistic Study of the Educational Placement Process
1 PDF file 139 pages)
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Maternal perinatal events as predictors of educational placement : computation of relative risk ratios
… were nearly 4 times as likely to require special educational services. Results were discussed in terms of comorbidity among special education categories. The potential use of the MPS as a screener for early intervention was also discussed.
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The most appropriate educational placement for seriously emotionally disturbed children in residential care
… exploring and determining the most appropriate educational placement for seriously emotionally disturbed children who reside in residential care and who are considered to be "high risk," both educationally and socially. It was the goal of the study, through qualitative research, to establish a …
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SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS' PERCEPTIONS OF ASSESSMENT PRACTICES AND EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT DECISIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS
… of social emotional functioning and what is the educational placement in which they received special education services. In this study, a national sample of school psychologists (n=119) who practice in early childhood settings was surveyed with regard to their assessment and educational placement …
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Brief psychiatric hospitalization and its effect on the educational placement of students with attention deficit disorder
… the effect of psychiatric hospitalization on the educational placement of students is a more restrictive educational placement. In a modification of a previous study, students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were divided into three groups, mild, moderate, or severe, …
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An investigation of test bias of a kindergarten screening battery in predicting achievement and educational placement for American Indians and Caucasians
… criterion variables (academic achievement and educational placement) varied as a function of race. The subjects were 702 elementary school students, approximately 176 per grade, in kindergarten, first, third, and fourth grade. Approximately 45 students per grade were American Indian, with the …
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An analysis of the medical and legal aspects related to the educational placement in the public schools of children with human immunodeficiency virus infection
… salient medical and legal aspects related to the educational placement of children in public schools with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The study attempts to provide information that will serve as a resource to public school personnel who are among the professionals that must …
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Teachers' perspectives on inclusion of disabled learners in Botswana
… of disability and inclusion; (2) their views on educational placement for disabled learners; and (3) their views on the types of support necessary to facilitate inclusion of disabled learners. Participants were drawn from two mainstream primary schools with special education units. Both schools …
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An Investigation of the Influence of Parents on Teachers' Placement Recommendations for Borderline Handicapped Children Using a Social Power Framework
… to secure the least restrictive appropriate educational placement for the handicapped, Public Law 94-142 has guaranteed the rights of the handicapped to due process by, among other things, mandating the involvement of parents for all decisions affecting the educational welfare of their …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Factors Used in Placement Decisions
… The perceptions of teachers regarding the educational placement of children with ASD are a critical topic of study, since teachers are primarily responsible for the implementation of inclusion (Soodak, Podell, & Lehman, 1998). While there is a substantial research base that has examined the …
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Oral Narration of African American Students in General and Gifted Education Programs
… differences existed based on story type and educational placement. Students in the gifted education program tended to produce higher rates of lexical diversity and general language measures as well as standard measures of vocabulary. Students in the general education program tended to produce …
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The mainstreaming debate: a survey of parents' views in a special school for intellectually handicapped children in a disadvantaged context in the Western Cape
… South African parents held about the appropriate educational placement of their children with mild to moderate intellectual handicaps. The sample consisted of 14 parents of children with mild to moderate intellectual handicaps attending at a special school for intellectually handicapped children …
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Challenges and Strengths of College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… of students with ASD enrolled in postsecondary educational institutions, there are few reports on the social, academic, and/or other needs of college students with ASD. The purpose of this study was to assess the perspectives of parents of emerging adults with ASD and ADHD, in order to inform …
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Teachers' attitudes to inclusion in Ghana
… teachers in Ghana towards children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities in relation to the UNESCO (1994) Salamanca Statement on inclusion. Using random sampling techniques, five. hundred and forty trained and un~rained mainstream Primary School teachers were selected from three …
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Evaluating IEPs of Elementary School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… appropriate, specially designed instruction, educational placement and the relationship of teacher knowledge and confidence about ASD to IEP and program development.
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Predicting Educational Outcomes For Students Returning From Incarceration
… and make recommendations for appropriate school placement upon their return to the public school system. The current study employed a retrospective analysis of archival data from the ’05-’06 school year in order to identify those variables that predict successful transition (active in school or …
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Inclusion in the Middle School Science Classroom
… study examines the LRE (least restrictive educational) placement in the full inclusion classroom. Questions posed include: Is inclusion an effective way of meeting the educational and social needs of students with disabilities? Who are the actual beneficiaries of such a program? Methods of …
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A Comparative study on the self-concept of learners with learning disabilities in different educational settings
… with Learning Disabilities (LD) in different educational settings has been carried out in a decade. Furthermore, within the South African context, no studies on the topic have been reported to have been published. Hence, research on the self-concept of learners with LD is far more necessary in …
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