scholarly journals Study of a social justice curriculum for students with special needs in a middle school setting through action research

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Julie Banfer
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Social Justice Curriculum

Cyber Schools and Special Needs

2008 ◽  
pp. 168-179
Author(s):  
Shellie Hipsky ◽  
Lindsay Adams
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Charter School ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Cyber School ◽  
Cyber Schools ◽  
Cyber Charter School ◽  
Cyber Learning ◽  
K 12

Cyber schools for K-12 students are growing in number. It is vital that appropriate strategies are devised to meet the needs of students with exceptionalities. The PA Cyber Charter School serves 468 students who have Individualized Education Plans. Parent surveys were thematically analyzed and revealed six predominant themes including: communication, interests, focus, less-stigma from the special education label, education differences in comparison to other methods, and cyber school shortcomings. The study also utilized the action research model to determine and present the techniques and strategies that are working in the PA Cyber Charter School for their students with special needs. Teacher-tested documents included in the appendix were based on the study, and a model for special needs strategies in the cyber learning environment has been established through this article.

Strategies for teaching students With Exceptional Needs in cyber schools

2011 ◽  
pp. 309-320
Author(s):  
Shellie Hipsky ◽  
Lindsay Adams
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Charter School ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Cyber School ◽  
Cyber Schools ◽  
Cyber Charter School ◽  
Cyber Learning ◽  
K 12

Cyber schools for K-12 students are growing in number. It is vital that appropriate strategies are devised in order to meet the needs of students with exceptionalities. The PA Cyber Charter School serves 353 students who have Individualized Education Plans. Parent surveys were thematically analyzed and revealed six predominant themes, including communication, interests, focus, less-stigma from the special education label, education differences in comparison to other methods, and cyber school shortcomings. The study also utilized the action research model to determine and present the techniques and strategies that are working in the PA Cyber Charter School for their students with special needs. Teacher-tested documents included in the Appendix were based on the study, and a model for special needs strategies in the cyber learning environment has been established through this article.

Inclusion and Interdependence: Students with Special Needs in the Regular Classroom

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Christian Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Inclusive Classrooms ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Insight Into

MOVING BEYOND ARGUMENTS from social justice or human rights as a basis for inclusive classrooms, this paper advances a ‘theology of interdependence’ as a rationale for creating the classroom ethos desired in Christian education. A theology of interdependence provides insight into the culture of inclusive classrooms and forms the mainstay for an inclusive education and an inclusive worldview that stress community. Rather than discussing the how-to of inclusion, emphasis is on how-to-be inclusive. True collaboration between general and special education can best be accomplished through a theology of interdependence which communicates that disabled and able-bodied persons can learn from one another.

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