Date of Award
Spring 3-2011
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Dr. Terry Reid
Second Advisor
Dr. Sherry DeVore
Third Advisor
Dr. Doug Hayter
Abstract
The field of special education has been challenged by the quandary over which educational environment provides the best academic opportunities for students with learning disabilities: self-contained versus inclusive. Proponents of self-contained classroom placement have insisted students with learning disabilities placed in self-contained classrooms receive better instruction due to the reduced class sizes and the efficient delivery of special education services. Proponents of inclusive classroom placement expound inclusive classrooms allow students with learning disabilities to engage in enhanced learning via emersion into the regular education population. To assess both learning environments, disaggregated data from the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) were collected from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. A total of 23,647 Communication Arts scores and 23,633 Mathematics scores were collected from 2008 and 2009. Student MAP scores were grouped into three time classifications: students placed in inclusive classes for >79%, 40-79%, and
Recommended Citation
Lohman, Al E., "Special Education Learning Environments: Inclusion Versus Self-Contained" (2011). Dissertations. 581.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/dissertations/581
Rights
Copyright 2011