Research on pre-service teachers' perspectives toward inclusion in the Egyptian context is almost non-existent. Given this dearth of research, the purpose of this study was to examine pre-service teachers' attitudes toward including students with special needs in general educati…
This study investigated teachers' attitudes toward students with special needs in the State of Kuwait. Teacher's attitudes were examined based on three variables: gender, education/training, and teaching experience. Research questions were as follows: (1) what are the attitudes …
This study examined perceptions of Arab American parents of children with special needs regarding communication with the school and professionals who work with their children. The Arab American parents were both foreign-born and born in the United States and had students with sp…
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that could contribute to differences in attitudes of public school teachers toward the inclusion of students with special needs in general education classes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). For inclusion to be successful, te…
The primary purpose for this dissertation is to identify and describe the challenges perceived by general education Judaic teachers as they implement the Jewish studies curriculum for special needs students in an inclusion or regular education classroom. The study population is …
This study was designed to examine the perceptions of stakeholders on the implementation of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Law of 2005 (amended 2007) on inclusive education in Kaduna State. It was set to investigate the extent of the success of inclusion at the basic…
This research utilized a qualitative case study design implemented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and investigated parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of using E-mail as a tool to increase parental involvement during and after school time. Specifically, this case study invo…
The purpose of this study was to bring to life the unique voices of the individuals that make up the support group. This qualitative study examined a support group of Muslim parents of children with special needs. It examined how the group created and maintained a sense of commu…
This study's purpose was to learn about the experiences of professionals from American nonprofit organizations working in Kenya, incorporating recovery-oriented services for children with physical disabilities. Human service professionals associated with international nonprofit …
This dissertation answers the question, "What should constitute components of an effective contextualized church-based curriculum designed to create a special-needs ministry at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church (The Mount) in Chesapeake, Virginia?” This investigator recognized the bi…
Although called by our vocation and the mission of Catholic schools, students with disabilities (SWD) are underserved in Catholic education. Only approximately 1% of the nation’s SWD population (67,000 students) attend private schools with 40% identified as Catholic (U.S. Depart…
Parenting is considered one of the most difficult jobs and responsibilities for adults in any culture. As if parenting is not difficult enough as it is, the birth of a child with special needs contributes to making this an even more challenging responsibility for parents. While …
Estimates are that 15% of the world’s population have some kind of cognitive, physical, or developmental disability. Research indicates that the majority of those with disabilities consider faith to be important but are less likely to attend religious services than non-disabled …
To date the management of state-maintained special schools for children with hearing impairment (SMSSCHI) in Ghana has not been extensively researched. As a result, the way such schools are managed is inadequately understood. This research sought to address that lack of understa…