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Title: Unintended Consequences of Special Education and Consideration of Change
Language: English
Authors: Juli L. Taylor, William A. Proffitt, Jake Cornett, Wayne Sailor
Source: Journal of Special Education. 2025 58(4):187-197.
Availability: SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Special Education, Inclusion, Educational Policy, Racial Integration, Social Justice, Praxis, Educational Change
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
DOI: 10.1177/00224669241256959
ISSN: 0022-4669
1538-4764
Abstract: This scholarly review presents a case for transforming special education rather than reauthorizing special education law in its present form and, in doing so, reconceptualizing the inclusion movement to recognize marginalizing influences. A comprehensive review of research, policy reviews, and observations of praxis is undertaken to examine current U.S. special education law. Three unintended consequences are identified: (a) the least restrictive environment provision; (b) incremental successes of the inclusion movement's emphasis on placement; and (c) the effort to promote racial integration in current special education policy. While unintended consequences cannot be foreseen, the structure of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has changed little since the 1970s despite evolving praxis and understandings of social justice. This article is intended to facilitate a conversation about a path forward for special education, including whether IDEIA should be reauthorized in its present form, or what form might be taken under alternative policy.
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