In this article we explore the dynamic interplay between racism and ableismFor discrimination against someone based on perceived ‘‘ability’’Fin the resistance to school desegregation and inclusion of students with disabilities in general education. In attending to the workings of power that connect these two histories, we show how racialized notions of ability functioned to uphold segregated sc...

Approximately five million children in the United States have experienced a co-resident parent's incarceration in jail or prison. Parental incarceration is associated with multiple risk factors for maladjustment, which may contribute to the increased likelihood of behavioral problems in this population. Few studies have examined early predictors of maladjustment among children with incarcerated...

he history of child mental health services in the United States in the past 100 years is T notable for the development of 2 different traditions, one arising from professionals, the other from advocates. We review these 2 traditions, often divergent, and argue that closer collaboration would benefit the children and families served by these traditions. As troubled children were increasingly see...

Looked-after children and young people (LACYP) are educationally disadvantaged compared to the general population. A systematic review was conducted of randomised controlled trials evaluating interventions aimed at LACYP aged ≤18 years. Restrictions were not placed on delivery setting or delivery agent. Intervention outcomes were: academic skills; academic achievement and grade completion; spec...

This research study is a collaborative project between faculty in social foundations, special education, and instructional technology in which we analyze student data from six undergraduate and graduate courses related to the use of a virtual classroom space. Transactional distance theory (Moore & Kearsley, 1996) operates as our theoretical framework as we explore the role of a virtual classroo...

Results are reported from the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students. Dropout rates were high: 30% of students with disabilities dropped out of high school, and another 8% dropped out before entering high school. The average dropout with disabilities was 18 years old at the time of leaving but had earned less than half the credits needed to graduate. Employment suc...

School-based mental health (SBMH) programs and services have grown progressively in the United States in the past two decades, related in part to increased recognition of their advantages and heightened federal support. However, SBMH is an emerging field, with many issues needing attention. This introductory article provides a context for the special issue by highlighting the importance of incr...

Introduction Both educationists and neuroscientists are interested in learning and how to optimise learning. Neuroscientists investigate the processes by which the brain learns and remembers, from the molecular and cellular levels right through to brain systems (for example, the system of neural areas and pathways underpinning our ability to estimate numerosities, calculate exact quantities and...

In 1982, Schloss, Sedlack, Elliott, and Smothers published an article in The Journal of Special Education that illustrated “applications of the changing criterion designs to special education classrooms” (p. 361). These applications were based on the classic changing criterion (CC) research design, which Hartmann and Hall (1976) said was “initially named by Hall (1971) and illustrated by Weis a...

Traditional knowledge management (KM) approaches aim to archive information from the past so lessons will not be forgotten, implying that the information needs of the future are expected to be the same as they were in the past. The basic assumption underlying our approach is that knowledge is not a commodity to be consumed but is collaboratively designed and constructed, emphasizing innovation,...