Literature Articles

This searchable database contains bibliographic information for literature (research-based and policy/practice) relating to dispute resolution in special education.

CADRE is interested in identifying additional articles and publications to include in this database. If you are aware of other such resources, please send an email to cadre@directionservice.org with as much information as possible about the resource (e.g., title, author, source, date), and include a copy of the publication or a URL link, if available. Interested in emerging research and knowledge gaps in IDEA dispute resolution?

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Outcome Trends in State Complaint Procedures Decisions Under the IDEA

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act1 (IDEA) provides two alternative administrative, decisional dispute resolution mechanisms: due process complaints/hearing (DPH) and the state complaint system. The state complaint process has garnered far less attention than that devoted to DPH. To...Learn more

Parent–Teacher Conflict Related to Student Abilities: The Impact on Students and the Family–School Partnership

Family–school partnerships have a positive impact on both students and schools, yet they remain challenging to establish and maintain, particularly in the presence of parent–teacher conflict. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experiences of parents, teachers, and students...Learn more

Policy-to-Practice—A Portraiture Study of Special Education Implementations to Improve Student Outcomes through Mediation

Abstract: Improving student outcomes for students with disabilities is the primary goal of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA charges school districts to collaborate closely with parents to design and execute an individualized education program (IEP) that allows...Learn more

Preparing Special Education Teachers to Collaborate With Families

Positive family–school–community relationships are associated with student success. Creating successful relationships with parents is an important but difficult task for teachers to master. Therefore, teacher candidates need opportunities to learn how to develop collaborative relationships with...Learn more

Quality in Individualized Family Service Plans: Guidelines for Practitioners, Programs, and Families

This article provides guidance and recommendations for practitioners and families around five components of an IFSP: - functional assessment - functional outcome writing - linking functional outcomes to services - service integration - progress monitoring Each component "should be an opportunity to...Learn more

Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: A Research Review

[Excerpt from Overview, p.1] This report presents information garnered from a comprehensive review of the literature on restorative justice (RJ)1 in U.S. schools. The purpose of our review is to capture key issues, describe models of RJ, and summarize results from studies conducted in the field...Learn more

Restorative practice and special needs: a practical guide to working restoratively with young people

Restorative Practice (RP) is an effective approach to discipline that has the potential to transform behaviour by focusing on building and restoring relationships. This practical guide explains how to implement restorative approaches with young people with special needs in educational or...Learn more

See You in Court! How to Avoid IDEA Transition–Related Mediations and Due Process Hearings

School compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) transition services language requirements in this country has been an issue of concern to parents of students with disabilities as well as special education attorneys and advocates for quite some time. Evidence exists in...Learn more

Special Education Law: Illustrative Basics and Nuances of Key IDEA Components

[Abstract] "Intended as professional development for both new and experienced special educators, this article provides both the basic requirements and nuanced issues for foundational, successive, and overlapping key components under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): (a) child...Learn more

Spotlight on Students With Disabilities

This brief discusses survey results about districts’ perceptions of the ease with which they were able to provide services for students with disabilities and to comply with federal law governing the education of students with disab ilities.Learn more

State Due Process Hearing Systems Under the IDEA: An Update

Abstract As part of its structure of cooperative federalism, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act delegates to the states implementation, within broad specifications, of administrative adjudication systems. In light of the centrality of these systems of dispute resolution and the limited...Learn more

State Laws for Due Process Hearings Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The IDEA provides the fundamental framework for state-level resolution of special education disputes, while also allowing states to add to (but not subtract from) the regulations for state and local education agencies. In this article Zirkel presents how each state has supplemented the federal...Learn more

Teachers’ Perceptions of the Effects of Restorative Justice Practices in Inclusive Classrooms

The study investigates educators' perceptions of Restorative Justice Practices (RJPs) in inclusive classrooms, focusing on students with dis/Abilities, within the frameworks of Social Justice, Critical Race Theory, and Disability Studies (DisCrit). It aims to address a gap in the literature on...Learn more

The IDEA and the Use of Mediation and Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Due Process Disputes

Abstract This Comment discusses the future of alternative dispute resolution in special education conflicts by first examining a brief history of the IDEA and the areas it covers. Due process complaints under the IDEA and mediation as a solution to due process complaints will then be addressed...Learn more

The Legal Boundaries for Impartiality of IDEA Hearing Officers: An Update

The Office of Special Education's Letter to Zirkel 3.3.2023

Training Pre-service Special Education Teachers to Facilitate Meaningful Parent Participation in IEPs Using Simulated Meetings

The current study sought to establish whether simulated Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings using scenarios and actors may serve as an effective tool for assessing and improving pre-service special education teachers’ ability to facilitate parent participation in legally correct IEP...Learn more

Unpacking the Logic of Compliance in Special Education: Contextual Influences on Discipline Racial Disparities in Suburban Schools

[Abstract] "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ([IDEA] 2004; IDEA Amendments 1997) is a civil rights–based law designed to protect the rights of students with disabilities in U.S. schools. However, decades after the initial passage of IDEA, racial inequity in special education...Learn more

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Outcome Trends in State Complaint Procedures Decisions Under the IDEA

Parent–Teacher Conflict Related to Student Abilities: The Impact on Students and the Family–School Partnership

Policy-to-Practice—A Portraiture Study of Special Education Implementations to Improve Student Outcomes through Mediation

Preparing Special Education Teachers to Collaborate With Families

Quality in Individualized Family Service Plans: Guidelines for Practitioners, Programs, and Families

Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: A Research Review

Restorative practice and special needs: a practical guide to working restoratively with young people

See You in Court! How to Avoid IDEA Transition–Related Mediations and Due Process Hearings

Special Education Law: Illustrative Basics and Nuances of Key IDEA Components

Spotlight on Students With Disabilities

State Due Process Hearing Systems Under the IDEA: An Update

State Laws for Due Process Hearings Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Teachers’ Perceptions of the Effects of Restorative Justice Practices in Inclusive Classrooms

The IDEA and the Use of Mediation and Collaborative Dispute Resolution in Due Process Disputes

The Legal Boundaries for Impartiality of IDEA Hearing Officers: An Update

The Office of Special Education's Letter to Zirkel 3.3.2023

Training Pre-service Special Education Teachers to Facilitate Meaningful Parent Participation in IEPs Using Simulated Meetings

Unpacking the Logic of Compliance in Special Education: Contextual Influences on Discipline Racial Disparities in Suburban Schools

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