The initial findings from 230 questionnaires' survey and 36 interviews, in which informants are CWD, children with non-disabilities (CWND), parents of CWD, and teachers in school settings, are stated as: (a) the general understanding of disability is based on medical model and individual model rather than social model, such understandings contribute great impacts to the CWD's experiences in the...

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of occupational therapy in public school systems. The focus of this history is the passage and implementation of the laws mandating service provision to children with disabilities and a cursory examination of the social, political, and economic currents that have influenced that service provision. An effort was made to cull the most salient issue...

PURPOSE The purpose of this project was to update the 1987 competencies for physical therapists who work in schools and their content to reflect present practice, legislation, and terminology. METHODS A review of the literature and competencies for professionals working in schools was completed. Four focus groups of school physical therapists were formed to ascertain their perspectives of the...

This discussion paper is drawn from a qualitative research project comparing the effect of special and ordinary schools on the lives of children, young people and their families. Special schools are recommended by health professionals who seldom know how ineffective these schools are. We question the beneficence and justice of health professionals' advice on education for children with disabili...

CONTEXT In the aftermath of the Second Lebanon War, a project was initiated and designed to reduce tension in the children living in the area under bombardment. AIMS To assess the impact of yoga intervention in a group of Israeli school children residing in the region affected by the Second Lebanon War. SETTINGS AND DESIGN The study population included 122 school children aged 8-12 years in...

PURPOSE To assess the awareness, facilitators, and barriers to policy implementation related to obesity prevention for primary school children. DESIGN A cross-sectional study administered using an online questionnaire. SETTING Conducted in 447 primary schools in a state in Malaysia. PARTICIPANTS One school administrator from each school served as a participant. MEASURES The questionnair...

The outcome of a due process hearing between parents and a school district concerning a child's special education program rarely draws the attention of anyone beyond the parties to that dispute. The resulting decision of the hearing officer similarly impacts only the parties to the dispute, without extending to other parents and school districts seeking an adjudication to resolve their disagree...