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1 1996 CANADiAlNA V.. SUPPORTING INTEGRATION: WORK IN PROGRESS IN ALBERTA Final Report 1995 "Alberta Educaton Specia! Education Branch SUPPORTING INTEGRATION: WORK IN PROGRESS IN ALBERTA alberta education library 4th FLOOR Final Report 11160 JASPER AVENUE EDMONTON* ALBERTA T5K 0L2 1995 by Report to the Special Education Branch of Alberta Education G.V. Barrington, Principal Researcher Gail V. Barrington & A ssociates Inc. 102 Discovery Place One 3553-31 Street N.W. Calgary, Alberta T2L 2K7 Funded by Alberta Education 1991 - 1994 Please Note: The views and recommendations expressed in this report are those of the researcher and not necessarily those of the Department of Education. ALBERTA EDUCATION CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Alberta. Alberta Education. Special Education Branch. Supporting integration : work in p rogress in Alberta : f inal report. ISBN 0-7732-1830-0 Report to the Special Education Branch of Alberta Education by G.V. Barrington, principal researcher of Gail V. Barrington & A ssociates Inc., funded by Alberta Education. 1 . M ainstreaming in education — A lberta. 2. School integration -- Alberta. I. Title. II. Gail V. Barrington & A ssociates Inc. LC3984.2.A3.A333 1995 371.9 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR COPIES OF THE DOCUMENT CONTACT Special Education Branch Devonian Building, West Tower, 11160 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0L2 Telephone: (403) 422-6326 Fax: (403) 422-2039 THE PRIMARY INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR THIS DOCUMENT IS: Administrators V Counsellors General Audience V Parents V Students Teachers V Other Service- V providers Copyright © 1 995, the Crown in Right of Alberta as represented by the Minister of Education. Alberta Education, 11160 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0L2. Permission is given by the copyright holder to reproduce the contents of this document for education purposes and on a n on-profit basis. Acknowledgments Many people contributed to this project and took a p ersonal interest in making it a success. Special thanks is extended to all the school principals, their staff members, students and family members who took the time to be involved in the study. Their hospitality and receptivity was greatly appreciated in what turned out to be a d ifficult year in education. In addition, a special thank you is extended to the Special Education Branch of Alberta Education for funding, continued interest in the project and assistance and support in collecting the data and visiting the case-study schools. The students described in these case studies are real. Their names have been changed to protect them with the exception of Michal, already an advocate for students with learning disabilities, who gave permission for his name to be used. Their warmth, humour and patience are examples to us all. Finally, thanks to our research team who, as always, approached the study with enthusiasm and professionalism: Carole Brownlees, Linda Skuce and Martin Bennett. Gail V. Barrington, PhD, CMC Principal Researcher Table of Contents Page Overview i Chapter 1 Study Background 1 Changes in Integration 1 Changes in Funding 2 Overview of the Study 2 Related Literature 3 Chapter 2 Findings Phases 1 a nd 2 10 Phase 1 : J urisdiction Screening Survey 10 Phase 2: Jurisdiction Practices ...14 Chapter 3 Phase 3, The Case Studies 21 Background to the Case Studies 21 Case Study #1 1-1 Case Study #2 2-1 Case Study #3 3-1 Case Study #4 4-1 Case Study #5 5-1 Case Study #6 6-1 Chapter 4 Cross-case Analysis 29 Chapter 5 Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations 37 Discussion 37 Conclusions .38 Recommendations 40 References 42 Appendix 1 Telephone Survey Instrument — P hase 1 Appendix 2 Survey Instrument — P hase 2 Appendix 3 Interview Formats — P hase 3 List of Tables Page Table 1 Critical Integration Factors 9 Table 2 Valid Sample, Phase 1 10 Table 3 Responding Superintendents by Zone and Jurisdiction Definition 11 Table 4 Responding Superintendents by Region and Jurisdiction Affiliation 15 Table 5 Availability of Jurisdiction-based Factors 17 Table 6 Availability of School-based Factors 18 Table 7 Schools Included in the Sample 27 Table 8 Critical Integration Factors in Case-study Schools 29 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/supportingintegrOObarr