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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"general education curriculum"”.
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Educating for Democracy: Reviving Rhetoric in the General Education Curriculum
… part, a response to arguments that claim higher education fails to prepare students with fundamental communication skills necessary for everyday life and indicative of "educated" persons. Though the validity of such arguments is contestable, they nonetheless reflect fundamental inadequacies in …
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The Role of Public Relations during the Implementation of New General Education Curricula
… are some words used by students to describe the general education curriculum at Virginia Tech. Currently, the university is about to implement a revised curriculum, in part, to make it more relevant to students. Virginia Tech isn't alone in general education reform; around 90 percent of higher …
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Educating Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: The US Constitution, Citizenship And Disability
… don’t use speech. In the State of Illinois, the general education population is required to pass the U.S. Constitution test. However, in spite of a mandate that students with disabilities should have access to the general education curriculum, students with significant intellectual disabilities …
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A survey of the general public's knowledge and attitudes for political participation regarding selected technological issues
… for infusing the study of technology into the general education curriculum is the need to prepare a technologically literate citizenry for the protection and enhancement of our democratic way of life. This study examined the validity of this rationale by investigating the general public's …
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An exploratory and descriptive inquiry into the relationship between the goals of general education and disciplinary content in acting for non-majors courses in colleges and universities in the United States
A foundational requirement of undergraduate education in the United States is the completion of a general education curriculum. One goal of general education is to introduce students to habits of mind leading to the development of intellectual character. Acting for Non-Majors is a course that is …
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Teacher Efficacy in Incorporating Culturally Responsive and High-Leverage Instructional Practices for Students with Disabilities
General and special education teachers are tasked with providing specially designed instruction (SDI) for students with disabilities (SWDs) and instruction in the general education curriculum. SDI is adapting the curricular content, methods, and delivery of instruction for SWDs to meet academic …
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Making Sense of Special Education in the Preservice Teacher Preparation Program: A Qualitative Study
A special education field-experience was a component of a preservice general education curriculum and instruction course in a large research-oriented public university. Using participant-observation, survey, and interview data, this study analyzes how the preservice general education teachers make …
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A Case Study of How Elementary Special Educators' Perspectives Influence Learning Opportunities Afforded to Students with Intellectual Disabilities
… to provide rich, relevant, and challenging curriculum to students with intellectual disabilities. The conceptual framework that undergirds this study finds its roots in a theory of social justice, guided by the work of Apple (1979, 1990), Freire (1970, 1998), and Cochran-Smith (2004, 2008). …
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Supporting Struggling Readers in an Inclusive Classroom
<p>Today’s special education movement towards inclusion has created an urgent need toward providing struggling readers with remedial skills as well as ways to access the general education curriculum. In order to help these struggling readers acquire the skills to read and continue to progress in …
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Educators' Perceptions of Collaborative Planning Processes for Students with Disabilities
When students with disabilities are included in general education classes, collaboration between special and general education teachers is necessary to ensure that the students have access to the general education curriculum and also have supports that enable them to benefit from their education. …
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Negotiating Expertise: The Strategies Writing Program Administrators use to Mediate Disciplinary and Institutional Values
… program is an academic unit that manages the curriculum, budget, teaching faculty, and other aspects of writing classes for first year students as part of a university's general education curriculum. Throughout their daily tasks, the directors of these programs must work with the requirements …
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“Caught in the Continuum”: How Special Educators Facilitate Access for Students With Extensive Support Needs
… of including students with disabilities in general education, students with ESN continue to be educated in restrictive settings. Limited research exists on how to facilitate access to inclusive opportunities in these segregated self-contained settings, yet this is primarily where these …
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Faculty Perceptions Of The Purpose And Value Of General Education: A Comparison Between The Liberal Arts And Health Professions
… the perceptions of the purpose and value of the general education curriculum in those undergraduate faculty members who teach in the liberal arts and the health professions at the University of New England. Perceptions were evaluated within each college and then compared between each College. A …
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A general educator's instructional adaptation for students with mathematics disability in standards-based mathematics instruction
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), implemented in 1997 and updated in 2004, requires all students, including students with disabilities, to participate in and make progress in the general education curriculum. Under IDEA, students with disabilities, including students with …
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The Use of Concept Mapping/Pattern Matching to Determine the Content Domain for Information Literacy in Baccalaureate Education
… currently associated with the institution's general education curriculum and the library's instruction program.;The study revealed four conclusions. First, the national standards for information literacy are relevant at the local level. Second, there is a need for academic libraries to …
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Teachers' Perceptions of the Efficacy of Standards-based IEP goals
… Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, which increased accountability for all students as well as those with disabilities, while providing targets for state standardized test scores and ensuring access to, and progress in, the general education curriculum for …
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Teacher perspectives on the impact of high-stakes testing on students with disabilities : a grounded theory study
<p>The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997 (IDEA), No Child Left Behind Act 2001 (NCLB), and Every Child Succeeds Act 2015 (ESSA) has changed how public schools adapt to standards and accountability systems for all students, including students with mild-to-significant cognitive …
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Communication: The Key To Collaboration Between Special and General Education Teachers
… and analyze the need, nature and manner by which general and special education teachers communicate and collaborate to address the educational needs of their students.</p> <p>A review of the educational literature reveals that a burden is placed on the educational community given the often …
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An Illustration of the Work Lives of Experienced Teachers of Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders at the Middle School Level
… their work. In the current context of public education, the work of teaching students with EB/D is considered stressful and undesirable by many individuals and has resulted in a shortage of adequately prepared and experienced special educators willing to teach this vulnerable population …
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Response to Intervention: A Case Study Documenting one Elementary School's Successful Implementation
… not successful in their attempts to access the general education curriculum. More research is needed in order to have a better understanding of not only how schools implement RTI, but also how they utilize data, monitor student progress and help to ensure fidelity of implementation. The purpose …
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