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Reauthorization Of The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004): The Peer-Reviewed Research Requirement

Document Type

Article

Keywords

IDEA, Law, Policy

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volume

21

Issue

1

First Page

29

Last Page

39

Abstract

Due to an insufficient focus on efficacious practices, the reauthorized IDEA requires Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams to base the selection of special education, related services, and supplementary aids and services on peer-reviewed research (PRR), to the extent practicable. This article examines the litigation addressing the PRR requirement, presents the federal policy initiatives to support implementation of PRR and the controversy surrounding an expanded federal influence, and poses several questions pertaining to the implementation of the PRR requirement. © Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2010.

Department

Department of Special Education

Original Publication Date

5-13-2010

DOI of published version

10.1177/1044207309360204

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