Purpose Creating inclusive schools for students with disabilities is a major leadership
responsibility for principals throughout the world. Each national, regional and local context is …

Collaboration is considered an essential characteristic for inclusive education to be effective
and reflective of research-based best practices. General and special education teachers and …

Special education teachers, as a significant segment of the teaching profession, came into
their own with the passage of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped …

Placement decisions for students with severe disabilities have often been based less on the
students' unique learning needs but more on beliefs and presumptions about student …

This article offers a rationale for the contributions of qualitative research to evidence-based
practice in special education. In it, I make the argument that qualitative research …

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), as a fully integrated set of practices and
interventions directed to academics and behavior, with emerging applications to social and …

Implementing inclusive education Page 1 The K4D helpdesk service provides brief summaries
of current research, evidence, and lessons learned. Helpdesk reports are not rigorous or …

The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of students with and without
disabilities being educated in inclusive schools, documenting their perceptions of the culture …

This descriptive study examined observational data collected in inclusive classrooms from
six schools that were operating schoolwide inclusive policies and practices. Illustrative …

School-community partnerships play an essential role in successful schools, often providing
supports and resources to meet staff, family, and student needs that go beyond what is …