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The Children and Youth We Serve A National Picture of the Characteristics of Students With Emotional Disturbances Receiving Special Education
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This paper provided a national perspective of children and youth with emotional disturbances (ED) served in special education using data from the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study and the National LongitudinalTransition Study.Abstract:
This article provides a national perspective of children and youth with emotional disturbances (ED) served in special education using data from the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study and the National LongitudinalTransition Study—2. Data sources comprise teachers,school records, the students, and their parents. Results indicate that children and youth with ED live in households in which multiple risk factors exist for poor life outcomes. As a group, these children and youth have serious and multiple impairments that include an array of emotional disabilities, poor communication skills, and low academic achievement. There is a considerable gap between initial identification of problems and the onset of service delivery, a high rate of suspension and expulsion, and an unstable school environment. Parents of children and youth with ED work harder to secure services for their children and are less satisfied with services than parents of children in other disability groups. Implications of the find...read more
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Are Zero Tolerance Policies Effective in the Schools? An Evidentiary Review and Recommendations
Russell J. Skiba,Cecil R. Reynolds,Sandra Graham,Peter L. Sheras,Enedina Garcia-Vazquez,Jane Conoley,Rena F. Subotnik,Heidi Sickler,Ashley M. Edmiston,Ron Palomares +9 more
TL;DR: An extensive review of the literature found that, despite a 20-year history of implementation, there are surprisingly few data that could directly test the assumptions of a zero tolerance approach to school discipline, and the data that are available tend to contradict those assumptions.
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Predictors of Postschool Employment Outcomes for Young Adults With Severe Disabilities
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the extent to which an array of student, family, and school factors was associated with employment during the 2 years following high school and found that having held a paid, community-based job while still in high school was strongly correlated with postschool employment success.
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Building on the Data and Adding to the Discussion: The Experiences and Outcomes of Students with Emotional Disturbance
TL;DR: This article reviewed data from several national longitudinal studies to present a comprehensive picture of issues pertinent to this group of students and concluded with a discussion of areas for further consideration and attention, and concluded that outcomes for these students continue to be dismal.
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Educating Students With Emotional Disturbances: A National Perspective on School Programs and Services
Mary Wagner,Marilyn Friend,William D. Bursuck,Krista Kutash,Albert J. Duchnowski,W. Carl Sumi,Michael H. Epstein +6 more
TL;DR: The authors provided a national perspective on the schools and school programs for students with emotional disturbances (ED) who are served in special education, using nationally representative teachers and administrators. But they did not consider the emotional disorders of the students.
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Special Education Implications of Point and Cumulative Prevalence for Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of both point prevalence and cumulative prevalence of children with emotional or behavioral disorders, highlighting the service gap that exists between prevalence estimates and special education identification.
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