{"title":"Parent-Educator Partnerships in Special Education Services Provision: A Thematic Exploration of Challenges Faced by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families","authors":"Tracy A. McLeod","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.24","url":null,"abstract":"Among its many provisions, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) stipulates that educators and parents work together to improve the quality of education for children with disabilities. This study explores the cultural understandings of disability and special education concepts among ten culturally and linguistically diverse families. It is essential and relevant to examine these families’ experiences to gain insight into what influences their involvement in the education of their children with disabilities. Data was collected through interviews, field notes, and document reviews. Grounded theory techniques were used to conduct an inductive analysis of the qualitative data. The findings reflected an array of families’ cultural perspectives when working with educators and service providers navigating the special education system. Further, families raised concerns about the red tape in accessing special education services and the lack of humanity when interacting with service providers.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124126101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Scoping Review of Formal Care to Children with Special Needs during the Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"Rosaline Suvarna Latha","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2022.37.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2022.37.1","url":null,"abstract":"The Covid-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented closure of direct service for children with special needs (CSNs), which shifted service to remote mode. This scoping review analyzed the strategies adopted by different formal care services for CSNs, their strengths and weaknesses, and the challenges faced by the formal care providers (FCPs). This study identified relevant articles through academic databases and Google searches using appropriate search strings and keywords. It included ten journal articles (n=10) and eight pieces (n=8) of grey literature through a meticulous selection process and extracted data. This review drew results by collating the descriptive numerical data analysis and qualitative thematic analysis and interpreting them. Reporting incorporated all the possible items recommended by the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. This review demonstrated that pediatric rehabilitation adopted the telehealth approach and that special education changed to remote learning. When childcare programs in the USA functioned according to specific guidelines, residential care in South Asian countries faced a financial crunch. FCPs faced personal and professional challenges that required systematic training to deal with pandemic situations. This scoping review made suggestions for relevant policy formulations for equitable and effective service delivery to CSNs during pandemic situations, and it exposed new avenues for research.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126401868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Adeniyi, Olubukola A. Olufemi-Adeniyi, A. W. Raheem
{"title":"Efficacy of Cognitive Therapy on the Management of Psychological Distress among Adolescents with Hearing Impairment in Oyo State","authors":"S. Adeniyi, Olubukola A. Olufemi-Adeniyi, A. W. Raheem","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.21","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the efficacy of Cognitive Therapy (CT) on the managementof Psychological Distress (PD) among adolescents with hearingimpairment in Oyo State. The pretest-posttest control group, quasi experimentalresearch design was employed. A total of 53 adolescents with hearingimpairment from three integrated secondary schools in two senatorial districtsof Oyo State were purposively selected for the study. Kesler PsychologicalDistress Scale with the index score of 19 and above was the screeningtool used to determine the adolescents with PD. Participants were randomlyassigned to CT (31) and control (22) groups. The treatment lasted 10 weeks.Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (r=0.71), Rosenberg Self-esteem,Rating (r=0.58) and Kesler Psychological Distress (r=0.63) scales were usedfor data collection. Data collected were analysed using Analysis of Covarianceand Bonferronni post-hoc test at 0.05 level of significance. Results showedthat participants in the CT group managed their PD better than those in thecontrol group. Participants with high self-esteem benefitted from the treatmentthan those with moderate and low self-esteem. Based on these findings,special educators, counselling and clinical psychologists and social workersare advised to use the therapy to manage psychological distress among adolescentswith hearing impairment.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127784661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Lee, Hye-Suk LeePark, Hyun-ok Kim, Hyomin Ahn, Dayun Kim, Dongsoo Suh
{"title":"Instructing Parents to Deliver Discrete Trial Teaching to Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Korea","authors":"G. Lee, Hye-Suk LeePark, Hyun-ok Kim, Hyomin Ahn, Dayun Kim, Dongsoo Suh","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.20","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects a parent training programin Korea using the Teacher Performance Rate Accuracy Scale (TPRA)during training and video self-monitoring on the rates of accurate discretetrial Teaching (DTT) and children’s correct responses. The study was conductedin an early intensive behavior intervention (EIBI) program of a publicchildren’s hospital in Korea. Two mothers who had children enrolled in theEIBI services participated in the study. A delayed multiple baseline acrossparticipants design was used. The training program consisted of individualcoaching with therapist-conducted TPRAs and group instruction on parentself-monitoring using TPRA for self-evaluations. Results indicated thateach parent’s average rates of accurate DTT presentations increased and therates of error presentation decreased after the intervention. As a result, theirchildren’s average percentage of correct responses increased during interventionand maintained after intervention. Results of this study suggest that thistraining program is promising and has potential for a large-scale implicationin Korea.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125460472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early childhood teachers’ beliefs and practices about the inclusion of children with Autism in Jamaica","authors":"Camielle Bariffe, Evdokia Pittas","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.19","url":null,"abstract":"In view of the need for more cross-sectional studies in different socio-geographical contexts to investigate teachers’ perceptions regarding inclusion, the present study sets to explore early childhood teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion in a context where research on this topic is limited; Kingston, Jamaica. The target group consisted of nine (N=9) early childhood teachers working with children with Autism in an established pre-primary inclusive setting. Teachers’ qualitative responses, elicited through semi-structured interviews, were analysed through Content Analysis. Results showed that teachers generally uphold positive beliefs towards inclusion. A key theme that emerged from the data is that in-service training and teaching experience positively influence practices and beliefs as well as differentiated instruction. This study makes theoretical and practical educational contributions. The research provides an understanding of inclusion in Jamaica and contributes to the limited body of literature available on Autism in the country. In practice, this study contributes to policy decision-making in the attempt of facilitating greater in-service training within early childhood institutions in order to develop the skills of educators and facilitate greater inclusive principles. \u0000 \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132248638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teacher Perceptions of University Mentoring Programs Planning for Inclusive Elementary Schools: A Case Study in Indonesia","authors":"Rasmitadila Rasmitadila, Megan Asri Humaira, R. Rachmadtullah, Afrida Sesrita, Sobrul Laeli, Iyon Muhdiyati, Wilis Firmansyah","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.18","url":null,"abstract":"One of the problems in implementing inclusive education in inclusive elementary schools in Indonesia is that there is no continuous and sustainable mentoring program from the government. This study aimed to explore the opinions of general teachers (GTs) regarding the mentoring program planning by the university that should give to inclusive elementary schools. Collected data by semi-structured interviews with forty of GTs in inclusive elementary schools. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis of qualitative data. The results found four main themes: mentoring inclusive elementary schools' completeness, mentoring inclusive classroom instructions, organizing seminars and training, and mentoring time. The mentoring program planning that the university should conduct for inclusive elementary schools in Indonesia consists of academic and non-academic aspects on a collaborative and sustainable basis. Broadly, the university must be a center for research and development resources for inclusive education that can solve implementing inclusive education at every level of education.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129851582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remote education of students with disabilities in inclusive forms of education in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"I. Chrzanowska","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.17","url":null,"abstract":"Remote education during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a challenge for educational practice worldwide. Students with disabilities found themselves in an unusual situation in inclusive forms of education. This article presents the results of qualitative research conducted within a group of 34 teachers of older primary classes (IV-VIII), who, during the pandemic, had among the children they were teaching students with disabilities. Study aim was to evaluate how is online education of these students is conducted. As a result of the research, three descriptive categories of problems with remote education of students with disabilities emerged: participation in (remote) classes of the disabled students; development/regress of competencies of students with a disability due to online education; educational perspectives – inclusive education of students with a disability after the pandemic ends.The results of the research can be a base for reflection about the necessary actions supporting students with disabilities and their teachers in the perspective of returning to school and the execution of the inclusive education idea in Poland.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124077968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experiences of Mothers Who Care for Adults with Profound Intellectual Disabilities. Qualitative Study","authors":"D. Aksamit, Maria del Mar Badia Martín","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.13","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this qualitative study was to evaluate the motherhood experience when caring for adult children with profound intellectual disabilities. The study was conducted in Poland with a group of 34 mothers. Data was collected and the qualitative methodology was applied, using in-depth narrative interviews. The results of the research indicated that these experiences also include various critical events; experiences that became part of the motherhood to which the women attributed personal meaning. The study results suggest the need for state reform measures to support mothers of adults with profound intellectual disabilities and at the same time, for many families.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128736479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bone marrow transplantation from the donors’ perspective – a contribution to research in the field of health pedagogy","authors":"Karol Motyl","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.16","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents a research objective relevant to the subject matter of bone marrow transplantation. This study aimed at providing the rationale for locating the designed research in the field of health pedagogy. Such ‘assigning a research identity to this project will assist in perfecting it even further. The subject matter undertaken in this article is relevant to the actual experiences of bone marrow donors from the period of undergoing the procedure of transplantation. This subject matter seems to be constituting a terra incognita from the point of view of scientific research, and this supposition is confirmed by the conducted library and sources search. The author attempts to refer, in a succinct form, to certain theoretical conceptions and methodological approaches, which may be used within the frameworks of exploring the thus-defined field of research. The final part of this text is composed of brief comments made by actual bone marrow donors and relevant to their experiences. These comments constitute a sui generis recapitulation of, and a rationale for, the need to conduct the research described in this article.","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125237684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Kossewska, Anna Bombińska-Domżał, T. Cierpiałowska, Elżbieta Lubińska-Kościółek, Sylwia Niemiec, Małgorzata Płoszaj, David Preece
{"title":"Towards inclusive education of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The impact of teachers’ autism-specific professional development on their confidence in their professional competences","authors":"J. Kossewska, Anna Bombińska-Domżał, T. Cierpiałowska, Elżbieta Lubińska-Kościółek, Sylwia Niemiec, Małgorzata Płoszaj, David Preece","doi":"10.52291/ijse.2021.36.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2021.36.15","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the shortage of autism-specific professional development, the international ASD-EAST project was implemented. This article presents the findings of a quantitative survey undertaken among Polish teachers (in two school settings: special, N=60; mainstream/inclusive, N=30) who attended ASD-EAST workshops. The aim was to identify the post-autism-specific professional development increase of teachers’ knowledge concerning the characteristics of students with ASD and teachers’ subjective confidence regarding their professional competencies. The results showed that the training opportunity was considered by teachers to be important and effective. The results provide grounds for concluding that the programme may be recommended for practical use in order to train teachers who will work with students with ASD","PeriodicalId":280146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Special Education (IJSE)","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124655874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}