School Administrators' Knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004)
Location
Session 4 Presentations - Students with Disabilities in K-12 & Higher Education
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
This descriptive, quantitative study investigated school administrators’ knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) across three geographical locales: rural, suburban, and urban/city. Several statistical analyses were conducted to determine the extent of school administrators’ knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) in addition to the existence of a relationship between school administrators’ knowledge and their locale. A Knowledge Survey of the IDEIA (2004) was administered to school administrators of rural, suburban, and urban/city locales in one Southeastern state. The study’s results indicated that while school administrators possess only an average knowledge of the IDEIA (2004), rural administrators possess a greater knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) as compared to their suburban or urban colleagues. The study also revealed a statistically-significant relationship between school administrators’ knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) and geographical locale. Because of the significant influence held by school administrators, it is incumbent upon postsecondary institutions to equip school administrators with the knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Keywords
IDEIA, geographical locales, special education law, knowledge, school administrators
Professional Bio
Yontrea is an In-School Special Education Coordinator for the Carrollton City School District. She has a passion for disability advocacy and educational reform as it relates to students with disabilities. She earned her B.S. in Sociology degree from the University of West Georgia in addition to her M.Ed. and Ed.S. degrees in Special Education. She is currently a School Improvement doctoral candidate at the University of West Georgia.
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Recommended Citation
Engram, Yontrea, "School Administrators' Knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004)" (2021). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 70.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/70
School Administrators' Knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004)
Session 4 Presentations - Students with Disabilities in K-12 & Higher Education
This descriptive, quantitative study investigated school administrators’ knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) across three geographical locales: rural, suburban, and urban/city. Several statistical analyses were conducted to determine the extent of school administrators’ knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) in addition to the existence of a relationship between school administrators’ knowledge and their locale. A Knowledge Survey of the IDEIA (2004) was administered to school administrators of rural, suburban, and urban/city locales in one Southeastern state. The study’s results indicated that while school administrators possess only an average knowledge of the IDEIA (2004), rural administrators possess a greater knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) as compared to their suburban or urban colleagues. The study also revealed a statistically-significant relationship between school administrators’ knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) and geographical locale. Because of the significant influence held by school administrators, it is incumbent upon postsecondary institutions to equip school administrators with the knowledge of the IDEIA (2004) to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
