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- Title
Virtually Forgotten: Special Education Students in Cyber Schools.
- Authors
Carnahan, Chris; Fulton, Lacey
- Abstract
The area of online K-12 education is experiencing rapid growth, yet practice has greatly surpassed the research. This article looks to add to the field by examining special education students enrolled in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There were over 2600 students in the state that were identified as special education students and enrolled in virtual schools in 2009 according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The population of special education students in cyber school mirrors the population of special education students in brick and mortar classrooms, thus it is important to understand the characteristics associated with special needs learners as current research and practices are not designed to serve this population. Understanding the characteristics of this group is fundamental for instructional design and educational practice to serve the needs of these diverse learners.
- Subjects
PENNSYLVANIA; SPECIAL education; CYBERSCHOOLS; EDUCATION; STUDENTS
- Publication
TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2013, Vol 57, Issue 4, p46
- ISSN
8756-3894
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11528-013-0677-6