scholarly journals Motivations among Special Education Students and their Parents for Switching to an Online School: Survey Responses and Emergent Themes

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
DeLaina Tonks ◽  
Royce Kimmons ◽  
Stacie L. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
School Survey ◽  
Online Educators ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Prior Experiences

Research focusing on the experiences of special education students in online K–12 schools is scant despite growing numbers of enrollments. This study utilized an emailed survey to understand the motivations and experiences of a group of special education students (n = 30) and their parents (n = 29) while enrolled in an online K–12 school in the U.S. Responses indicated that the three most compelling reasons for choosing the school were flexibility, previous poor fit, and teacher availability. Qualitative analysis of open-ended responses produced two major themes—prior experiences and affordances of the learning environment—with sub-themes related to bullying, personnel, academics, disabilities and accommodations, health considerations, lack of support, self-determination, and the where, when, and how of online learning. These findings may help policy makers enact policies and online educators adapt their approach to better meet the needs of K–12 students with special needs.

Providing Services to Students With Special Needs Across Various Settings

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-43
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Evaluation Theory ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Home Based ◽  
School Day ◽  
Specialized School

This chapter focuses on the past and present of educating students with special education needs. Historically, these children were shunned, were the victims of credulity, and were sometimes even killed simply because they learned differently than the rest of the human race. The chapter includes an overview of the various laws and court cases that helped to shape special education as we know it today, as well as a discussion of a variety of educational models in which special education students can be educated depending on their needs. These models include a range of environments, from home-based programs to inclusion with peers for either the entire school day or part of it to a specialized school. The chapter also includes a discussion on ethics and thoughts about what the future may hold for the field of special education. Finally, the chapter presents a way to evaluate any service delivery model using the program evaluation theory.

Providing Services to Students with Special Needs across Various Settings

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Evaluation Theory ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Home Based ◽  
School Day ◽  
Specialized School

This chapter focuses on the past and present of educating students with special education needs. Historically, these children were shunned, were the victims of credulity, and were sometimes even killed simply because they learned differently than the rest of the human race. The chapter includes an overview of the various laws and court cases that helped to shape special education as we know it today, as well as a discussion of a variety of educational models in which special education students can be educated depending on their needs. These models include a range of environments, from home-based programs to inclusion with peers for either the entire school day or part of it to a specialized school. The chapter also includes a discussion on ethics and thoughts about what the future may hold for the field of special education. Finally, the chapter presents a way to evaluate any service delivery model using the program evaluation theory.

scholarly journals Learning Problem for the Special Education Students: Funds and Infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Farhan ◽  
Suhailah Md Hamil ◽  
Nurul Natasha Azmi ◽  
Nurul Umaira Juliana Roslid ◽  
Nur Nabilah Zainal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Special Needs Students ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Learning And Teaching

Special Education is a program designed specifically to meet the diverse needs of special students. For special education students who are placed separately, appropriate techniques have been used in the learning and teaching process. In addition to appropriate learning techniques, infrastructure has also been provided to facilitate the learning process of these special education students. Infrastructure is a facility provided for development purposes. The objectives of this study were to analyze special education facilities for students with special needs, to identify sufficient and current teaching and learning infrastructure for special needs students at SK Kuala Kubu Bharu, to identify appropriate and relevant funding for students with special needs for educational purposes and their infrastructure, and understand the implementation of SK Kuala Kubu Bharu's PPKI on infrastructure and funding for special needs students. The method of this study is semi-structured interviews. Students in the special education school studied are having problems with sufficient and increasing infrastructure. After all, infrastructure is a condition or environment that every school needs to meet in order for its students to be able to use the facilities, especially those students who attend the school are students with disabilities or disabilities.

Getting up to SpEED: Special Education Embodied Design for Sensorially Equitable Inclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-136
Author(s):  
Sofia Tancredi ◽  
Rachel Chen ◽  
Christina Krause ◽  
Dor Abrahamson ◽  
Filippo Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Design Speed

We present the implications of a novel approach to design-based research, Special Education Embodied Design (SpEED), for inclusive education. SpEED is a new way of thinking about how Special Education students can learn through whole-body participation (Tancredi et al., in press). The goal of SpEED is to update our thinking about special education and inclusion based on the latest developments in cognitive science. We illustrate the utility of embodied design to teaching and research on issues affecting learners in Special Education through examples centering different Special Education populations, including Deaf learners, learners on the autism spectrum, and sensory-seeking learners. Each project focuses on deepening the learning opportunities we offer students by using learners' existing embodied resources. We conclude with a commentary on considerations for implementing SpEED within the Italian educational system.

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