@article{e3fdc6d7f26c43efbc1dc531d0cfeda1,
title = "Why Aren{\textquoteright}t Students with Severe Disabilities Being Placed in General Education Classrooms: Examining the Relations Among Classroom Placement, Learner Outcomes, and Other Factors",
abstract = "Placement decisions for students with severe disabilities have often been based less on the students{\textquoteright} unique learning needs but more on beliefs and presumptions about student learning, entrenched school district policies that restrict program delivery options, and other variables unrelated to student needs. In light of the benefits associated with inclusive practices for students with severe disabilities, this article examines the foregoing factors to better understand how they affect placement decisions and to identify barriers to implementing at a national level more inclusive placements. The article also addresses systems change solutions, and several new federally funded initiatives that could contribute to authentic changes in placement practices.",
keywords = "access to the general curriculum, inclusive practices, placement practices, severe disabilities",
author = "Martin Agran and Lewis Jackson and Kurth, {Jennifer A.} and Diane Ryndak and Kristin Burnette and Matt Jameson and Alison Zagona and Heather Fitzpatrick and Michael Wehmeyer",
note = "Funding Information: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-6065 Agran Martin 1 Jackson Lewis 2 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5947-7642 Kurth Jennifer A. 3 Ryndak Diane 4 Burnette Kristin 4 Jameson Matt 5 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1857-1851 Zagona Alison 6 Fitzpatrick Heather 2 Wehmeyer Michael 3 1 University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA 2 University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA 3 The University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA 4 The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA 5 The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA 6 The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA Martin Agran, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3374, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. Email: magran@uwyo.edu 10 2019 1540796919878134 4 4 2019 4 9 2019 {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019 2019 TASH Placement decisions for students with severe disabilities have often been based less on the students{\textquoteright} unique learning needs but more on beliefs and presumptions about student learning, entrenched school district policies that restrict program delivery options, and other variables unrelated to student needs. In light of the benefits associated with inclusive practices for students with severe disabilities, this article examines the foregoing factors to better understand how they affect placement decisions and to identify barriers to implementing at a national level more inclusive placements. The article also addresses systems change solutions, and several new federally funded initiatives that could contribute to authentic changes in placement practices. inclusive practices access to the general curriculum placement practices severe disabilities edited-state corrected-proof Editor-in-Charge: Stacy K. Dymond Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R324A180024 to the University of Kansas. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education. ORCID iDs Martin Agran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-6065 Jennifer Kurth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5947-7642 Alison Zagona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1857-1851 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2020",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/1540796919878134",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "45",
pages = "4--13",
journal = "Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities",
issn = "1540-7969",
publisher = "Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps",
number = "1",
}