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

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Strategies for resolving parent-school conflict.

This article examines the origins of parent-school conflict, identifies common errors that exacerbate difficulties, provides strategies for resolving conflicts and improving relationships, and proposes an alternate course of action if these approaches fail. Empathetic listening, trust building, and...Learn more

Student involvement in Individualized Education Program meetings.

We conducted a review of the literature to investigate interventions designed to increase students' involvement in their individualized education program (IEP) process. Sixteen studies were identified and analyzed in terms of six variables: purpose, participants/setting, design, dependent variables...Learn more

Students with Disabilities.

The author discusses 2002 litigation over the rights of students with disabilities. He examines cases involving entitlement to services, procedural safeguards, dispute resolution, placement, discipline, remedies for school boards' failure to provide a free appropriate public education, and other...Learn more

The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement With Children's Education

[Abstract from publisher] "It seems like common sense that children do better when parents are actively involved in their schooling. But how well does the evidence stack up? The Broken Compass puts this question to the test in the most thorough scientific investigation to date of how parents across...Learn more

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