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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The underutilized potential of teacher-to-parent communication: Evidence from a field experiment

[Abstract] Parental involvement is correlated with student performance, though the causal relationship is less well established. This experiment examined an intervention that delivered weekly one-sentence individualized messages from teachers to the parents of high school students in a credit...Learn more

The use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the workplace: An empirical study.

Presents information on a study designed to investigate awareness of mediation among human resource managers. The authors discuss research methodology; alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process, and growth and benefits of ADR.Learn more

The “New” Section 504: Student Issues in the Wake of the ADAAA

[abstract] School leaders are familiar with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, but they also need to be legally literate about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This need is particularly pressing in the wake of significant recent changes in Section 504 as a result of the...Learn more

Title 1 schools parent liaisons' reports regarding their roles and associated responsibilities to facilitate parent engagement to support children's academic achievement

[Dissertation Abstract] Parent Liaisons can play an integral role in working to realize a vision for a strategic, comprehensive, and continuous system of family, school, and community partnerships that demonstrably contribute to children's development and school success. Parent involvement...Learn more

To what extent, if any, may cost be a factor in special education cases?

Analysis of caselaw. There is no uniform or ever dominant approach to evaluating the issue of cost in special education cases. Careful attention to relevant cases in each jurisdiction is of primary importance. Nevertheless, a few overall principles appear to be emerging across jurisdictions: •...Learn more

Today's Policy Contexts for Special Education and Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

A keynote speech from the 2008 International Conference of the Council for Learning Disabilities, held in Kansas City. The author seeks to contextualize special education, focusing first on the discrepancy model for determining whether a student has a specific learning disability and its effect on...Learn more

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

Transaction costs and the IDEA.

Provides a discussion of the adjudicatory dispute-resolution mechanism and the issue of "transaction costs", history of the legislation and amendments.Learn more

Trends in Impartial Hearings under the IDEA: A Comparative Enrollments-Based Analysis

This article examines trends in Due Process Hearings across fifty-two jurisdictions, including the fifty states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Questions addressed include, 1) For the period 2012-2017, what are the differences, if any, in ranking jurisdictions based on the numbers of...Learn more

Trends in Impartial Hearings under the IDEA: A Comparative Update

This article examines trends in Due Process Hearings across fifty-two jurisdictions, including the fifty states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Questions addressed include, 1) For the period 2012-2017, did the previous six-year period's downward trends of adjudications and filings...Learn more

Trends in Impartial Hearings under the IDEA: A Follow-up Analysis

This article presents analysis of trends in the number and location of adjudicated due process hearings conducted in the United States. Changes between data assembled 1991-2005 and those for 2006-2011 are presented both in annualized numbers and per capita ratios. "The more recent jurisdictional...Learn more

Trends in Special Education Case Law: Frequency and Outcomes of Published Court Decisions 1998-2012

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) obligates school districts to identify students with disabilities and provide them with a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), which includes specially designed instruction. Identification, FAPE, least restrictive environment (LRE),...Learn more

Tuition and Related Reimbursement under the IDEA: A Decisional Checklist

[Excerpt, p.786] "This checklist provides, in flowchart–like form, the criteria for reimbursement of tuition and related expenses under the IDEA along with the applicable statutory, regulatory, and case law citations." The checklist identifies three steps, with specific questions to determine the...Learn more

Twelve Ways to Incorporate Strengths-Based Planning into the IEP Process

[Abstract] "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004 (IDEA) requires public schools to assure that parents of students with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings. Strengths-based IEPs focus on student strengths...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

Until somebody hears me: parent voice and advocacy in special educational decision making.

When a family finds out their child has a disability, they enter the world of special education which has its own terminology, rules, settings and personnel. In addition to grappling with the meaning of their child's special needs, families are also thrown into the role of principle advocate for...Learn more

Use of mediation and negotiation in the resolution of special education disputes.

Provides an overview of the use of mediation and negotiation in special education disputes. Discusses the role of the mediator; method of negotiation and mediation; effectiveness in resolving complaints and outcomes.Learn more

Using Active Listening to Improve Collaboration With Parents

This article builds on its opening premise, "Effective parent–teacher communication builds working relationships that can support strong home–school collaboration and improved educational outcomes" to support the value of training teachers to employ active listening in their work with parents and...Learn more

Using Interactive Multimedia to Teach Parent Advocacy Skills: An Exploratory Study

This article explores the effectiveness of a CD-ROM-based training program for parents to learn advocacy skills. The test group of participants reported improvement in their skills application, knowledge, and attitudes related to advocacy in parent-teacher communication. "The CD-ROM–based program...Learn more

Using Interagency Collaboration to Support Family-Centered Transition Practices

[Excerpt: conclusion] "All families and children experience transitions as they move through the educational system. Transitioning between service delivery systems such as EI and ECSE can be particularly stressful for families and children with disabilities (Lovett & Haring, 2003). The...Learn more

Using participant feedback to evaluate and improve quality in mediation. Briefing paper.

This resource guide describes approaches to evaluating the mediation of special education conflicts, especially the use of participant questionnaires in evaluating mediation programs. Section 1 establishes the evaluation context and lists 10 action steps in the design and implementation of an...Learn more

What About Mediators' Needs?!!

This article will explore the need for mediators to become more self-aware in order to mediate successfully. We believe that mediators need a certain detached yet compassionate strength of self that can only be derived through self-exploration of our own needs, values, and assumptions. Uncovering...Learn more

What are we spending on procedural safeguards in special education, 1999-2000? Special Education Expenditure Project (SEEP).

This report explores the fiscal implications of providing procedural safeguards in special education and is part of the Special Education Expenditure Project (SEEP), a national study utilizing 23 different surveys to collect data at the state, district, and school levels for the 1999-2000 school...Learn more

What Do Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Think?

[Abstract] "The purpose of this mixed methods study was to better understand the perspectives of parents with children who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders regarding the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process, and interventions implemented to help their child meet IEP goals. The...Learn more

What Virginia Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do to Minimize Special Education Disputes Between Families and Schools: A Delphi Study

[abstract] "Today’s schools face a mounting number of court cases resulting from conflicts between parents of children with special needs and educators tasked with meeting those needs (Osborne, 2009). Principals have the enormous responsibility to ensure appropriate services to educate students...Learn more

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The underutilized potential of teacher-to-parent communication: Evidence from a field experiment

The use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the workplace: An empirical study.

The “New” Section 504: Student Issues in the Wake of the ADAAA

Title 1 schools parent liaisons' reports regarding their roles and associated responsibilities to facilitate parent engagement to support children's academic achievement

To what extent, if any, may cost be a factor in special education cases?

Today's Policy Contexts for Special Education and Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

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

Transaction costs and the IDEA.

Trends in Impartial Hearings under the IDEA: A Comparative Enrollments-Based Analysis

Trends in Impartial Hearings under the IDEA: A Comparative Update

Trends in Impartial Hearings under the IDEA: A Follow-up Analysis

Trends in Special Education Case Law: Frequency and Outcomes of Published Court Decisions 1998-2012

Tuition and Related Reimbursement under the IDEA: A Decisional Checklist

Twelve Ways to Incorporate Strengths-Based Planning into the IEP Process

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

Until somebody hears me: parent voice and advocacy in special educational decision making.

Use of mediation and negotiation in the resolution of special education disputes.

Using Active Listening to Improve Collaboration With Parents

Using Interactive Multimedia to Teach Parent Advocacy Skills: An Exploratory Study

Using Interagency Collaboration to Support Family-Centered Transition Practices

Using participant feedback to evaluate and improve quality in mediation. Briefing paper.

What About Mediators' Needs?!!

What are we spending on procedural safeguards in special education, 1999-2000? Special Education Expenditure Project (SEEP).

What Do Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Think?

What Virginia Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do to Minimize Special Education Disputes Between Families and Schools: A Delphi Study

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