scholarly journals Perceptions and Educational Strategies of Louisiana Agricultural Education Teachers When Working with Students with Special Needs

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Kristin S. Stair ◽  
J. Joey Blackburn ◽  
J. C. Bunch ◽  
Leslie Blanchard ◽  
Melissa Cater ◽  
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A teacher’s willingness to accept inclusion has been identified as an indicator of the quality of experience that a student with special needs will have in the classroom The purpose of this exploratory study was twofold: (1) to describe the overall perceptions of working with students with special needs and (2) to determine how teachers in Louisiana are currently working with students with special needs.  A total of 152 teachers attended the Louisiana agricultural education teacher’s summer conference with 43% completing a three part survey instrument.  Data analysis indicated that teachers are confident in their ability to work with students with special needs and they agree that they can incorporate various areas of inclusion within their programs. However, they disagreed that they have received adequate in-service opportunities related to special education.  Regarding educational strategies, teachers in this study identified all of the given inclusion strategies as being used regularly in their programs with the exception of tutoring after school.  They also identified these educational practices as being highly effective within their programs. Due to the exploratory nature of this study, additional research is recommended to further investigate the in-service and training needs of teachers in Louisiana.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Navarro-Mateu ◽  
Teresa Gómez-Domínguez ◽  
María Padrós Cuxart ◽  
Esther Roca-Campos

Across Europe, the enrolment of students with special educational needs in regular classrooms is increasing, although it does not always mean access to high quality educational experience. In this context, inclusive education has been enhanced in most educational systems, but its successful implementation is still limited and has become a challenge in most countries, and specially in secondary education, when segregation due to learning achievement is more frequent. Educational practices that take into account the potential of promoting learning interactions within heterogeneous groups of students have already demonstrated contributing to educational inclusion of students with special needs. In this study we analyse the case of a secondary education school located in Valencian Community (Spain), which educates students with special needs along with their typically developing peers and is characterized by its inclusive ethos. The analysis focuses on three educational strategies implemented in the school and their impact on educational improvement and inclusion of the students with special needs: (1) co-teaching, (2) interactive groups, (3) dialogic literary gatherings. Qualitative data were obtained from communicative focus groups with teachers, communicative life stories with students and relatives, communicative observations of the three educational strategies and documentary analysis. The findings show significant increase in the students' instrumental learning, as well as an improvement in these students' overall inclusion in the school.


Author(s):  
Helda Jolanda Pentury ◽  
Itsar Bolo Rangka

This study collates the current state of knowledge regarding the sense of humor attitude in the social interactions among children with special needs, which aims to explore the current state of knowledge and quality of empirical evidence relating to humor among children with special needs. In the study there were involved 78 students of Emerald School of Cinere in South Jakarta. There were more over 20% students in normal condition and students with special needs were 80%. Research had assessed humor in the classroom and humor expression in different groups including those with autism, down syndrome, and other special needs. This study was designed by using the descriptive qualitative method to analyze, describe, and explain the data. The procedure of data collection was done by observation and filled the questionnaire of the Richmond Humor Assessment Instrument (RHAI). The result of the study showed that there were 47, 08% of favorable criteria, and 52, 92% of unfavorable ones. Based on gender, more boys answered favorable criteria compared to girls. Moreover, boys were dare to express their senses of humor than the girls. The girls showed their shynesses to express their sense of humor. The results of the study showed that the children with special needs in Emerald school had less sense of humor. Furthermore, the role of humor in communication development, social facilitation, creativity, and stigma had all received some limited attention among children with special needs in Emerald School, South Jakarta.


Author(s):  
Alice M. Hammel ◽  
Ryan M. Hourigan

Legal wrangling, court decisions, and the timeline of a bill as it becomes law are not always met with public scrutiny or interest. However, there are many seminal moments that have shaped policies, legislation, and litigation in the areas of civil rights and the education of students with special needs. The keystone legislation examined in this chapter has continued to define us as a country and shape our public policy. Influenced by the civil rights movement, parents and advocates of students with special needs learned that true progress for their causes is steeped in the court houses and lawmaking bodies of our states, districts, and in Washington, DC. It is through legislation and litigation that change becomes reality. It was through this paradigm shift that the lives of students with special needs and their families improved. In addition, advocates learned that it is also possible to improve the quality of life for all students. It is through inclusion and an increasingly widened lens when viewing differences and diversity that all students (those with and without special needs) in our schools have the opportunity to learn and grow with those who are different. The path for all, then, is expanded and enriched for the experiences shared through an inclusive and diverse environment. While Linda Brown, and all other students who are African-American are now eligible to attend their neighborhood schools, students with special needs are often bused far from their neighborhoods to be educated with other students because the school system has decided to segregate them according to ability and disability. If Linda had autism today, she might have to ride a bus for an hour and a half (each way) to school every day when her local elementary school is no farther from her home than the Sumner School was in 1951. We clearly still have a long way to go in delineating the rights of all citizens to equal access under the law. The Brown v. Board of Education (1954) case was very important to the cause of those seeking to have students with special needs included in the public schools.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Arif Wahyudi ◽  
Miftachul Huda

This research is based on the assumption that the need to internalize Islamic religious education is more effective in knowing how much students absorb in learning Islamic religious education. Internalization of Islamic education can be used as a reference as a better learning process. The purpose of this study was to describe the concepts, constraints and solutions to the internalization of Islamic religious education for children with special needs at the Extraordinary Middle School Kemala Bhayangkari, Trenggalek, East Java, Indonesia. The research method uses a qualitative approach. Data collection is done using observation, interview and documentation techniques. Check the validity of the data with confirmation techniques and peer discussions. Data analysis using interactive analysis, namely conceptualization, categorization, then reduced, the presentation of the data then held conclusions. The results of the study: 1) The concept of internalization starts from learning planning tailored to the conditions of students so that they can receive the planting of religious values ​​well. 2) Constraints on internalizing Islamic values ​​for students with special needs, namely the difficulty of the teacher in determining indicators of student success in absorbing the material that has been taught, lack of teacher knowledge about the nature of students with special needs (in this case mental retardation) and the psychology of child development in general, not yet available and supporting infrastructure to the fullest. 3) Solution to the internalization of Islamic values ​​for children with special needs: Islamic religious education teachers to always improve the quality of learning and teaching experience consciously and independently through the MGMP forum and also with efforts by the leadership of institutions that always encourage teachers to improve quality of teacher resources by including in trainings or seminars, workshops, FGD (forum group discussions), etc. relating to children with special needs (mental retardation). Penelitian ini didasarkan pada anggapan perlunya internalisasi pendidikan agama Islam yang lebih efektif untuk mengetahui seberapa besar penyerapan siswa dalam pembelajaran pendidikan agama Islam. Internalisasi Pendidikan agama Islam dapat dijadikan acuan sebagai proses pembelajaran yang lebih baik lagi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan konsep, kendala dan solusi internalisasi pendidikan agama Islam anak berkebutuhan khusus di Sekolah Menengah Pertama  Luar Biasa Kemala Bhayangkari, Trenggalek, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Pemeriksaan keabsahan data dengan teknik konfirmasi dan diskusi teman sejawat. Analisis data menggunakan analisis interaktif yaitu konseptualisasi, kategorisasi, kemudian direduksi, penyajian data selanjutnya diadakan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian: 1) Konsep internalisasi dimulai dari perencanaan pembelajaran disesuaikan dengan kondisi siswa agar mereka dapat menerima dengan baik penanaman nilai religius. 2) Kendala internalisasi nilai Islami bagi siswa berkebutuhan khusus yaitu kesulitan guru dalam menentukan indikator keberhasilan siswa dalam menyerap materi yang telah diajarkan, minimnya pengetahuan guru tentang hakekat siswa berkebutuhan khusus (dalam hal ini tunagrahita) dan tentang psikologi perkembangan anak secara umum, belum tersedia sarana dan prasarana pendukung secara maksimal.  3) Solusi internalisasi nilai Islami bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus: guru pendidikan agama Islam agar selalu meningkatkan kualitas belajar dan pengalaman mengajar secara sadar dan mandiri melalui forum Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran (MGMP) dan juga dengan upaya oleh pimpinan lembaga yang selalu mendorong para guru untuk meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya guru dengan mengikut sertakan dalam pelatihan-pelatihan atau seminar, workshop, FGD (forum group discussion), dll yang berkaitan dengan anak berkebutuhan khusus (tunagrahita).


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