scholarly journals Transition Failure: The Cultural Bias of Self-Determination and the Journey to Adulthood for People with Disabilities

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phil Smith ◽  
Christine Routel
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Cultural Bias ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Special Education Services ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Culturally Diverse Students ◽  
Human Service Professionals

<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Like other social service and educational industry processes, the transition from special education services to supports received in community settings has been commodified and reified, controlled by educational and human service professionals, meeting the needs of the industries that they represent and capitalism in general, and serving to keep people with disabilities and their families segregated and isolated. Using critical theory and disability studies approaches, this paper explores ways in which the concept of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>self-determination, as normatively constructed by Anglo-European professional bureaucratic structures, fails to meet the needs and rights of marginalized, culturally diverse students with disabilities and their families. Policy, funding, and practice implications for schools are explored.</span></span></p>

A Social–Ecological Analysis of the Self-Determination Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 496-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karrie A. Shogren
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ecological Analysis ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Social Ecological

Abstract This paper uses a social–ecological lens to examine self-determination research, attempting to organize what is known (and unknown) about contextual factors that have the potential to impact the development and expression of self-determined behavior in people with disabilities across multiple ecological systems. Identifying and categorizing the contextual factors that researchers suggest influence self-determination have the potential to allow for the development of a framework that promotes systematic consideration of contextual factors when designing, implementing, and evaluating supports to promote self-determination. Directions for future research and practice are discussed.

Supporting the needs of students with undiagnosed disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Silverman Schechter
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Public University ◽  
School Experience ◽  
Recent Survey ◽  
Special Education Services ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Underserved Students ◽  
Postsecondary Success

Students with disabilities, especially those with non-apparent conditions, are entering universities in growing numbers. Yet more and more students are going off to college unprepared to manage their disabilities, in part because their high schools are overburdened, understaffed, and uninformed to identify and support them. A recent survey of students receiving disability supports at one public university revealed that the majority of these undergraduates with disabilities did not receive special education services in high school, instead waiting until college to seek help. Respondents reflected on what could have been improved about their high school experience, and they offered advice to school practitioners as to how to support these underserved students for postsecondary success.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Educational programs provided to students with Disabilities  in Wadi Al- Dawasir Province in light of the international standards of special education: تقييم البرامج التربوية المقدمة لذوي الإعاقة بمحافظة وادي الدواسر في ضوء المعايير العالمية للتربية الخاصة

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar Youssef Ahmed Merghany, Hanadi Issa Muhanna Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Educational Qualification ◽  
Education Indicators

The study aimed to evaluate the educational programs provided for students with disabilities in Wadi Al- Dawasir Province in the light of the international standards for special education. Descriptive analytical approach was used, The study sample consisted of (10) programs of special education. A questionnaire of evaluating the educational programs ,was used, "SPSS" was used to analyze the data; the results revealed: an average level of effectiveness for the programs provided for people with disabilities, which ranged between (2.0923) and (2.6154), and there were differences at the level of statistical significance (0.05) between the dimensions of special education indicators, there are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) due to the following (type of disability, employer, educational qualification, years of experience, degree), The researchers recommend training teachers on educational programs in accordance with international standards.

scholarly journals Multicultural Education: Teachers Perceptions And Preparation

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
Diverse Students ◽  
Culturally Diverse Students ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
K 12

In this study, the researcher has explored and described K-12 school teachers’ perceptions of multicultural education and their professional preparation to teach culturally diverse students in a Northwest Florida school district. This was a descriptive study, combining quantitative and qualitative research methods. A proportionate stratified random sample of 150 K-12 teachers was used for the survey and a case study of 15 teachers for the interviews. Correlation coefficients and ANOVA results determined overall significantly low correlations between teachers’ demographics and their perceptions. Previous research and the findings from this study indicate a need for effective preparation in multicultural education for teachers of culturally diverse students.

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