What Is Special about Special Education? Overview and Analysis

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Title: What Is Special about Special Education? Overview and Analysis
Language: English
Authors: Cook, B. G., Schirmer, B. R.
Source: Journal of Special Education. Oct 2003 37(3):200-205.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2003
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Disabilities, Special Education, Literature Reviews, Teaching Methods, Special Needs Students, Student Needs, Instructional Effectiveness
ISSN: 0022-4669
Abstract: In this topical issue of "The Journal of Special Education," leading scholars in special education reviewed the literature and investigated whether special education is, indeed, special by examining to what degree (a) effective techniques have been developed for students with disabilities, (b) these effective techniques are applied and implemented with fidelity, and (c) utilization of these techniques is unique to special education. In this article, the authors analyze findings from this special issue regarding what is special--effective, implemented, and unique--about special education. The authors found that effective, empirically supported practices have been developed for students with disabilities, that these techniques are used predominantly in special education, and that these effective practices are not implemented regularly or with fidelity. Recommendations to enhance the implementation of effective, research-based practices are offered.
Abstractor: Author
Entry Date: 2008
Access URL: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/proedcw/jse/2003/00000037/00000003/art00010
Accession Number: EJ785947
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In this topical issue of "The Journal of Special Education," leading scholars in special education reviewed the literature and investigated whether special education is, indeed, special by examining to what degree (a) effective techniques have been developed for students with disabilities, (b) these effective techniques are applied and implemented with fidelity, and (c) utilization of these techniques is unique to special education. In this article, the authors analyze findings from this special issue regarding what is special--effective, implemented, and unique--about special education. The authors found that effective, empirically supported practices have been developed for students with disabilities, that these techniques are used predominantly in special education, and that these effective practices are not implemented regularly or with fidelity. Recommendations to enhance the implementation of effective, research-based practices are offered.
ISSN:0022-4669