Literature Articles

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

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Advocates and IEPs: Parental Perspectives and Solutions Schools Can Offer

[Abstract] Parental perspectives regarding the utilization of professional advocates and attorneys is non-existent in the current academic literature base. The limited extant literature contains school personnel perspectives on the IEP process when advocates are involved. Thus, to investigate this...
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Advocating for Students With Disabilities at the School Level

[Abstract] The article discusses school and classroom level advocacy for special needs students, and provides advice for special education teachers on how to effectively advocate for their students to receive needed services and interventions. An overview of professional advocacy standards and the...
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After a due process hearing, then what?

The purpose of this article is to discuss issues that can surface after a special education due process hearing. These include discontent, disagreement, and dissatisfaction. The author provides suggestions for school administrators for overcoming these barriers.
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Alabama APR/SPP Dispute Resolution Data - Part C

The following reports are available for this state: AL DR Summary 0913073pdf includes data from years 2003-2004, 2004-2005 & 2005-2006. Displayed for each year are the child count (ages 3 to 21, December 1 count), percent of school age served (ages 6 to 17), and reported and calculated values for...
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Aligning or maligning? Getting inside a new IDEA, getting behind No Child Left Behind and getting outside of it all

Discusses the IDEA reauthorization bills from the House and Senate. House bill calls for voluntary binding arbitration. Senate bill requires states to spend funds to implement the mediation process required and to assist parents with ADR and due process.
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Alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act

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All Areas of Suspected Disability

Abstract: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires school districts to assess children “in all areas of suspected disability.” It further provides that each child’s individualized education program (IEP) must contain measurable annual goals designed to “meet each of the child...
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Alternative dispute resolution and agency costs.

This research examines consumer choices of alternative dispute resolution in light of the various costs and benefits associated with each of those choices. An agency theoretic framework is employed to model the buyer-dispute resolver dyad in terms of a principal and agent relationship. Costs of mode...
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Alternative dispute resolution in special education: A view from the field.

Mediation was required by the Individuals With Disabilities Education (IDEA) 1997, and resolution sessions were added to the IDEA 2004. This study examines the perceptions of 260 special education directors in Georgia, Massachusetts, Washington, and Wisconsin to determine their perceptions regarding...
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