TY - JOUR
T1 - The Founding, Evolution, and Impact of the American Council on Rural Special Education
AU - Ault, Melinda Jones
AU - Ferguson, Britt Tatman
AU - Berry, Ann B.
AU - Hawkins-Lear, Sarah
AU - Magiera, Kathleen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2019.
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Interest in documenting the history and evolution of the American Council for Rural Special Education (ACRES), from the perspective of its original members, resulted in distribution of a survey and interviews. The data collected recount the original mission of ACRES and describe the organization’s impact over the past 37 years. Overarching themes that emerged from the data include the unique needs of rural special education, ACRES’s voice for rural environments, people with a passion for rural special education, and friendliness of the organization. The results identified future directions of the organization.
AB - Interest in documenting the history and evolution of the American Council for Rural Special Education (ACRES), from the perspective of its original members, resulted in distribution of a survey and interviews. The data collected recount the original mission of ACRES and describe the organization’s impact over the past 37 years. Overarching themes that emerged from the data include the unique needs of rural special education, ACRES’s voice for rural environments, people with a passion for rural special education, and friendliness of the organization. The results identified future directions of the organization.
KW - founding
KW - organization
KW - rural
KW - special education
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U2 - 10.1177/8756870519833916
DO - 10.1177/8756870519833916
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062712120
SN - 8756-8705
VL - 38
SP - 67
EP - 78
JO - Rural Special Education Quarterly
JF - Rural Special Education Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -