International Association of Special Education
International Association of Special Education
Fostering a Global Exchange of Ideas and Information
Biennial Conference Proceedings
Biennial Conference Proceedings
15th Biennial Conference June 2017, Perth, Australia
15th Biennial Conference June 2017, Perth, Australia
Welcome to the proceedings of the 15th Biennial conference of the International Association of Special Education (IASE).
The theme of the 2017 IASE Biennial Conference was "Addressing the Exceptional Needs of the Whole Child and Young Adult: Embracing the Future." As in the past, this conference was designed to learn more about new developments from around the world designed to promote collaboration, research and advocacy with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. We encourage you to learn more about these new developments and join us today!
A special thanks goes out to all of those who participated in this conference and all presenters who submitted their abstracts for inclusion in this proceeding.
Editors:Dr. David Evans & Dr. Cathy Little
14th Biennial Conference, June 2015, Wroclaw, Poland
14th Biennial Conference, June 2015, Wroclaw, Poland
Welcome to the proceedings of the 14th biennial conferences of the International Association of Special Education (IASE). The theme of the 2015 IASE biennial conference is “New Dimensions Toward Education, Advocacy and Collaboration for Individuals with Special Needs.” As in the past, this IASE biennial conference is designed with the intent of bringing special educators, families, and other interested professionals and individuals together to share ideas and experiences, celebrate acomplishments, and of course create and renew friendships. We hope that you will take this opportunity to learn about new developments from around the world designed to promote education, advocacy, and collaboration with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
A big thanks to everyone who participated in the conference, all the presenters who submitted their abstracts for inclusion in the conference proceedings, and all those who contributed to making the conference a success.
Editors: Morgan Chitiyo, Greg Prater, Lynn Aylward, George Chitiyo, Priti Haria, and Elizabeth Dalton
Welcome to the proceedings of the 14th biennial conferences of the International Association of Special Education (IASE). The theme of the 2015 IASE biennial conference is “New Dimensions Toward Education, Advocacy and Collaboration for Individuals with Special Needs.” As in the past, this IASE biennial conference is designed with the intent of bringing special educators, families, and other interested professionals and individuals together to share ideas and experiences, celebrate acomplishments, and of course create and renew friendships. We hope that you will take this opportunity to learn about new developments from around the world designed to promote education, advocacy, and collaboration with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
It is our hope that these proceedings will be helpful to you in your endeavour to advance the education of learners with disabilities around the world. We have included the contact information for the presenters in case you would be interested in learning more about the presentations.
We thank all the presenters who submitted their abstracts for inclusion in the conference proceedings and all those who contributed to making the conference a success. Finally, we appreciate and honor all of you who are committed to making a difference in the lives of the many children who are challenged by disability around the world.
Editors: Morgan Chitiyo, Greg Prater, Lynn Aylward, George Chitiyo, Ann Hughes, and Elizabeth Dalton
The International Association of Special Education (IASE) holds an international conference every two years with the intent of bringing special educators, families, and other interested professionals and individuals together to share ideas and experiences, celebrate acomplishments, and of course create and renew friendships. This year the IASE is proudly sponsoring the twefth biennial conference whose theme is: "Educating Every Learner, Every Day: A Global Responsibility.” Indeed, educating every learner is a global responsibility and what better opportunity could we have, than this gathering, to learn from each other on what has emerged or could still be emerging as ― best and effective practice‖ for serving children with special needs around the world.
We hope you will find the manuscripts insightful and therefore, helpful in advancing your work with children and youth with disabilities around the world. We have included contact information for the presenters, in case you want to learn more about the presentations.
We thank all the presenters who submitted their abstracts for inclusion in the conference proceedings. We also thank all those who participated in making the conference a success. Finally, we would like to register our appreciation to all those who are committed to making a difference in the lives of the many children who are challenged by disability everywhere on earth.
Editors: Morgan Chitiyo, Greg Prater, Lynn Aylward, George Chitiyo. Charles Chata, Ann Hughes
Biennially, at the conference of the International Association of Special Education (IASE), educators from around the world gather to share ideas, learn from each other, make new friends, and establish new professional networks. Through this conference, we are able to celebrate our accomplishments toward providing better services to children and youth with unique life challenges. Simultaneously, we are made more cognizant of the enormity of the work that remains to be done in all sectors of the world in order to conserve and enhance the potential of the next generations.
IASE is pleased to sponsor the 2009 conference on Broadening the Horizon: Recognizing, Accepting, and Embracing Differences to Make a Better World for Individuals with Special Needs. Individuals whose proposals were accepted for presentation at the conference were invited to submit a short paper representative of their presentation to be reviewed and included in the conference proceedings. Although many presenters did not take advantage of the opportunity to submit manuscripts, others did. We feel certain you will find the manuscripts interesting and you will want to learn more about many of the topics. For your information, we have provided addresses and/or e-mail addresses to facilitate your efforts to make contact with authors.
As editors of the proceedings, we want to express our appreciation to those who submitted manuscripts and to the numerous individuals who assisted in the review process. Further, we sincerely appreciate the work of the editorial staff at the University of North Texas’ Institute for Behavioral and Learning Differences who helped produce the final product.
Each of you are challenge to continue the great work you are doing!
Editors: Lyndal M. Bullock, Mickie Wong-Lo, Robert A. Gable, Cristina Cardona
10th Biennial Conference, July 2007, Hong Kong
10th Biennial Conference, July 2007, Hong Kong
Biennially, professionals from around the world come together for the opportunity to share ideas, learn from each other, and make new friends at the conference of The International Association of Special Education (IASE). By coming together in such a forum, we are able to celebrate our accomplishments toward serving the needs of children and youth with unique life challenges. At the same time, we are made more cognizant of the enormity of what remains to be done in all sectors of the world in order to conserve and enhance the potential of the children and youth.
IASE is proud to sponsor the 2007 conference on Global Challenges in Special Needs Education: Past, Present, and Future. Individuals whose proposals were accepted for presentation at this conference were invited to submit an abstract representative of their presentation to be reviewed and included in the conference proceedings. Although many presenters did not take advantage of the opportunity to submit manuscripts, others did. We feel certain you will find the manuscripts interesting and you will want to learn more about the topic being discussed. In the event you desire to learn more about a presentation represented in the proceedings, we have provided contact information so you can make inquiries as warranted.
As editors of the proceedings, we want to express our appreciation to those who submitted manuscripts and to numerous individuals who assisted in the review process. Further, we sincerely appreciate the work of the editorial staff at the University of North Texas’ Institute for Behavioral and Learning Differences who helped produce the final product. We challenge each of you to continue the great work that you are doing!
Editors: Lyndal M. Bullock, Vivian Heung, Lynn Aylward
- 9th Biennial Conference, July 2005, Halifax, Canada
- 8th Biennial Conference, Hong Kong, canceled due to flu epidemic
- 7th Biennial Conference, July 2001, Warsaw, Poland
