Resources

Inclusion Study: K-8

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between special education placement and the academic outcomes of students with disabilities. The study followed a single cohort of Indiana students with disabilities to assess the relationship between special education placement and state academic assessment results. This cohort was in 3rd grade in 2013, and was followed over time through 8th grade in 2018.

Inclusion Study: High School Study

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between special education placement and the academic outcomes of students with disabilities in high school. The study combined multiple cohorts of Indiana students with disabilities to assess the relationship between special education placement and state academic assessment and graduation results. These cohorts were included all students passing through 8th to 12th grade between 2013 and 2018.

Inclusion Study:

The Relationship of Special Education Placement and Student Academic Outcomes

This study investigates the academic outcomes of special education student cohort in the state of Indiana placed in high and low inclusion settings.

Access to full Published Manuscript - February 2021

 The Relationship Between Special Education Placement and High School Outcomes

Propensity score matching was used to create intervention and comparison groups to compare academic outcomes of students with disabilities in Indiana placed in more inclusive settings with those placed in less inclusive settings. 

 Access to full Published Manuscript - July 2022

 

Inclusion Directory

In Indiana, 1 in 3 preschoolers with a disability receives special education services alongside their peers without disabilities. If you or your school district are interested in learning more about districts where most preschoolers are educated alongside each other (preschool inclusive services), then check out our Indiana Online Directory of Preschool Inclusion Models. 

Indiana Online Directory of Preschool Inclusion