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Balancing student mental health needs and discipline: a case study of the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Author:
- PALLEY Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Service Review, 78(20), June 2004, pp.243-266.
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
This research uses a case study approach to assess the implementation of the disciplinary procedures in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal policy developed to ensure the inclusion of all children with disabilities in state public US education systems. The findings indicate that many factors influence the implementation of IDEA's disciplinary practices. Such factors include teacher and administrator knowledge of the law and policies, teacher and administrator discretion, school-based resources, and parental involvement. Many areas of noncompliance are apparent.
Young adults with special needs: assessment, law and practice; caught in the Acts
- Author:
- FRIEL John
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 136p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Handbook aimed at parents, carers and educators of young people with special needs. Covers the assessment of and procedure for education for young adults.
Special options
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.3.94, 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how discrepancies between the Children Act and the Education Act are leaving disabled children without any services.
Parent partnership services for special educational needs: celebrations and challenges
- Editor:
- WOLFENDALE Sheila
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 148p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book gives an understanding of the growth and operation of special educational needs parent partnership services (PPSs). The book provides information on the latest special needs and disability rights legislation, descriptions of good practice, case studies from practitioners, and guidance on giving and receiving training especially for independent parental supporters.
Full inclusion of children with learning disabilities in the regular classroom: is it the only answer?
- Author:
- WRIGHT Elizabeth Beacher
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Education, 21(1), January 1999, pp.11-22.
- Publisher:
- National Association of Social Workers
In America's public school classrooms, there are divergent interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 101-476) which was reauthorised effective June 1997. This act contains a mandate designed to meet the educational needs of children with disabilities in participating states, which will impact on parents, guardians, children and school social workers. Discusses the intent of IDEA, its legal interpretations and implications for school social workers.
Community care law update
- Author:
- COLLINS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- SCOLAG Journal, 233, April 1996, pp.59-62.
- Publisher:
- ScoLAG(Scottish Legal Action Group)
Community care is a new and rapidly expanding area of law. The author, examines some important recent developments by using recent case examples covering the assessment of need; assessment of special educational needs; closure of local authority residential homes; homelessness and community care; and contracting out care services.