Special Education
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/5693
2024-03-29T07:46:19ZA Critical Film Analysis of Representation of People with Disabilities in M. Night Shyamalan Films
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/211105
A Critical Film Analysis of Representation of People with Disabilities in M. Night Shyamalan Films
Miller, Jacob
The purpose of this study was to examine the entire directorial catalogue of the
director M. Night Shyamalan and provide a content analysis incorporating anti-inclusion
ideology and his themes, as well as perspectives involving people with disabilities. The
films examined in this study were all written and directorial works by Shyamalan that had
a national cinematic release. The researcher examined each of these films and used
content analysis to examine the behaviors and actions of the characters as well as the
overall narrative of each story. The films were examined using the different analytical
themes of (a) anti-inclusion, (b) danger presented by a person with disabilities to others,
and (c) danger presented by a person with disabilities toward society. The current study
found that over half of Shyamalan’s films had characters with disabilities portrayed as
dangerous to others or society. There also was a significant number, half of his films, that
had an anti-inclusion theme. These themes can be observed in other films and throughout
the horror genre, using the parameters in the study, in order to create more critical content
analysis and foster meaningful conversations regarding representation of people with
disability in film.
2019-05-01T00:00:00ZSelf-Determination for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Effects on Goal Attainment
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/203068
Self-Determination for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Effects on Goal Attainment
Pings, Rebecca
Special education and related services are undergoing a time of reformation in the United States at all levels. Self-determination in programming and life planning is becoming the expected standard of care for all individuals with an intellectual disability, regardless of severity. To that end, recent legislation has made individuals’ involvement in planning their own lives mandatory, particularly at the adult level (Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). However, there has been limited research into the effect of teaching self-determination skills to adults who attend adult day programs who are not employed. The current study seeks to examine the effect of teaching self-determination skills using the Take Action intervention package (Marshall et al., 1999) on short-term goal attainment.
2018-05-01T00:00:00ZA study of infantile autism
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/193426
A study of infantile autism
Wilson, Martha J
Autism is a word known well to the parents of an autistic child and to individuals in a professional field that work with autistic children. The professionals who most commonly come in contact with autistic children are psychiatrists and psychologists. The autistic child can be described by his behavior, which is active withdrawal.1 Autistic children have one common denominator from the beginning of life: an inability to relate themselves in the ordinary way to people and situations. The number of autistic children in the United States is unknown. This is partly due to the fact that parents interpret the child's mannerisms as deafness or mental retardation. Therefore, specialists in these fields are sought and the child is tested for these syndromes and is labeled accordingly. When the child does not respond to the treatment for deafness or mental retardation, he is usually placed in an institution and classified as severely mentally retarded. Because an autistic child can demonstrate in part some of the same syndromes as a mute or mental retardate, careful consideration should be given to children brought in for such testing. Professionals who work with children should be able to recognize autism whether or not they specialize in it. The purpose of this study was (1) to review the syndromes of autism; (2) to describe the two theories of origin; (3) to discuss the different forms of therapy used in treatment of the autistic child; and (4) to propose one method of educational therapy for the autistic child.
1970-01-01T00:00:00ZLearner readiness and special instruction: a study of learner readiness and special instruction in the Bakersfield City School District, Bakersfield, California
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/193360
Learner readiness and special instruction: a study of learner readiness and special instruction in the Bakersfield City School District, Bakersfield, California
Perry, James A
The purpose of this study is to compare a locally supported advanced kindergarten experience and no advanced kindergarten experience as they affect the reading ability of boys and girls with comparable intelligence quotients, chronological ages, kindergarten experience, cultural deviation, and bilingual development, using children from geographic areas with high percentages of children participating in the Aid for Dependent Children Program.
1970-01-01T00:00:00Z