Abstract

This study reviews due process hearing decisions from the years 2014 and 2015. This is primarily a legal analysis, specifically looking at legal and regulatory patterns regarding the provision of one-on-one special education aides for students with disabilities in general education settings. Our findings from the due process hearing decisions reveal that one-on-one aides for students with a wide variety of disabilities are being provided with greater frequency than we anticipated and that, specifically, behavioral aides are being provided for students with autism. Decisions of disabilities such as hearing impairment have higher provision rates, while other disabilities like autism and emotional disturbance do not see the same rate of provision. There are clear patterns of differences between the states in the number of cases that reach due process hearings and in the number of one-on-one aides provided.

Degree

EdD

College and Department

David O. McKay School of Education; Educational Leadership and Foundations

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http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/

Date Submitted

2017-06-01

Document Type

Dissertation

Handle

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd9326

Keywords

One-on-one aide, behavioral aide, inclusion, least restrictive environment, autism, due process hearings

Language

english

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