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State Practices on InclusionA National ReviewANTONIS KATSIYANNIS, EdD, is an associate professor in special education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. His research interests include the legal aspects of special education and policy development and analysis. Address: Antonis Katsiyannis, Special Education/Communication Disorders Department, University of Nebraska at Kearney, West Center, Kearney, NE 68849.
GREG CONDERMAN, EdD, is an assistant professor in special education at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. His research interests are instructional methods for students with disabilities.
DAVID J, FRANKS, PhD, is a professor of special education and coordinator of teacher education programs in early intervention at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. His research interests are in teacher preparation, certification, and social change. Inclusion, which promotes educating all students with disabilities in the general education classroom setting, has triggered an intense debate in the field of special education. the purposes of this study were to highlight issues regarding inclusion, present findings on state practices on inclusion, and explore implications for practice and further research. findings from state surveys indicated great variety in state policy, acceleration in inclusion activity, a commitment to providing inservice and technical assistance, emerging teacher certification guidelines specific to inclusion, and minimal empirical research regarding the benefits of inclusion.
Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 16, No. 5,
279-287 (1995) This article has been cited by other articles:
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