The Institution Special Education Program: A Working Program and its Message to Teacher Training

1979 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Rezmierski ◽  
Leonard Rezmierski
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Teacher Selection ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Special Education Program ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Residential Institutions ◽  
And Training

The Institution Special Education Program (ISEP) of the Northville (Michigan) Public Schools provides educational services for approximately 750 handicapped children and young adults from two major residential institutions. Of these students approximately 575 are between the ages of 14 and 26. In this article, the authors describe the ISEP and comment on some of the difficulties facing teachers of handicapped students at the secondary level. In a final section they discuss the implications of these problems for teacher selection and training.

scholarly journals The Disproportionate Representation of Black Students within Special Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turki Alqarni
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
African American ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Black Students ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Special Education Law ◽  
Education Law ◽  
Disproportionate Representation ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Special Education Program

<p>The purpose of this research is to discuss the causes of disproportionality of African American<br />students within special education program. Also, this research is discussing the misuse of<br />special education law against this population as well as represents suggestions to reduce the<br />increase of black students in special education. Furthermore, this research has showed previous<br />suggestions to decrease the overrepresentation of black students in special education along<br />with the author’s suggestions. The aim of this research is to enhance the concept of inclusion<br />and find methods to increase the inclusion of those marginalized groups in public schools.</p>

How to Get Parents Involved in Your Program

1983 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhoda Cummings ◽  
Cleborne D. Maddux
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Special Education Program

Here are sixteen helpful ways to get apathetic, burned-out, intimidated, and resigned parents working with you in your special education program.

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