Research Guide for Special Education Law
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Special Education Subject Guide
| Missouri /Federal Law & Legislation |
Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 - The federal law, Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA ), regulates how state and public agencies provide services to children with disabilities.
- Part B - Special education services for children ages 3-21 years
- Part C - Early Intervention - infants and toddlers ages birth - 2 years
Conducted by the GAO, Government Accountability Office, this study addresses how states vary in their services and eligibility for Part C of IDEA.
NICHCY Disability and Education Laws - National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - Links to the most influential laws governing equal education opportunities for children with disabilities.
Federal Legislative Research Guide -
Thomas Jefferson Library
Subject Guide
Missouri
Law -
Thomas Jefferson Library Subject Guide
| Find Articles |
UMSL students, faculty, and staff may use their SSO ID and password for Online Access to databases from off campus locations
Tips for searching in an UMSL Library Database:
- Search for a court case or law by name:
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Board of Education v Rowley
Board of Education and Rowley
- When you don't know a case name, the most efficient search is by KEYWORD:
special education - courts - inclusion
- Combine unlike search terms with AND to narrow search results. Each article retrieved should contain all major concepts.
- Use the truncation or wildcard symbol (*) to search variant word endings: inclus* = inclusion, inclusive
- Sample Search:
special education and court* and inclus*
- DO NOT LIMIT your search to Full text in any UMSL database - Use ARTICLE LINKER to see if full text is available
USEFUL DATABASES / INDEXES: |
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ERIC 1966-
Do a keyword search in ERIC to find articles on special education court cases and laws. ERIC covers law, but does not fully index the main law periodicals
unless they deal with education. To find the full-text of a court decision search Lexis-Nexis Academic.
Lexis-Nexis Academic-
In this database researchers can find primary and secondary
legal materials such as cases, statutes, and law review articles.
Look for materials by case name.
West's Education Law Digest
BARNES REF INDEXES
KF 4110 .A2 .W48x
West's Education Law Digest indexes and abstracts
all current education cases decided in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S.
Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and State Appellate Courts. It
is the authoritative source for all current case law and decisions. Abstracts
of cases are provided, but not the full-text of the decision. For the full-text,
see West's Education Law Reporter or Lexis-Nexis Academic.
West's Education Law Reporter
BARNES REF INDEXES
KF 4110 .A2 .W47
This resource indexes current scholarship about
education law including but not limited to articles, commentaries, or
broad surveys in particular areas. Researchers can use these indexes to
begin looking for case law and scholarly articles. Researchers can get
more materials by looking in databases using a case name.
Education Full Text, 1983-
This database is an additional source for articles on education law and court cases.
Academic Search Complete - Although this databases has a broader scope than just education, articles can sometimes be found by searching for a case by name or by doing a keyword search.
| Find Books |
- Search for specific cases by name:
Board of Education v. Rowley
Board of Education and Rowley
- Possible keyword search terms are: special education, disabil*, law, legislation, court*, court case*, court litigation, etc.
- Combine terms using AND. Remember the connecting word AND requires that all search terms be present in a book title, table of contents, subject headings or note field.
- Remember: Use the truncation or wildcard symbol * to search
all forms of a word:
disabil* = disability, disabilities
interven* = intervene, intervenes, intervention, intervened
Examples of Keyword searches:
special education* and law and interven*
IDEA and No Child Left Behind
USEFUL BOOK TITLES: |
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A Compilation of Federal Education Laws
Volume II- Elementary and Secondary Education
(v.2-5)
This resource gives researchers a starting point for finding primary
documents about special education law.
BARNES
REF DESK KF 4105 .99 .U54
Encyclopedia of special education [electronic resource] : a reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals : Search for law/legislation by name: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
1998 United States School Laws & Rules
Laws and rules from 1998 that are relevant to schools
and educators.
BARNES REF DESK KF 4105 .99 .U55 1998
Policy Implementation and PL 99-457
Information and suggestions for implementing PL 99-457 in
schools and families.
BARNES
REF KF 4197 .G35 1989
Special Education: a reference handbook
A handbook with special education curriculum suggestions and background
about special education law.
BARNES REF LC 3981 .S33 2001
Special Education: a summary of legal
requirements, terms, and trends
The author gives researchers background information about the breadth
of special education law and enforcement mechanisms.
BARNES REF KF 4209.3 .D38 2001
Special Education Almanac
A reference guide for anyone conducting research in special education.
BARNES REF LC 3981 .S577 2005
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition
This volume provides a current glimpse of various aspects of special
education law.
BARNES REF KF 4210 .M87 2007
Special Education Law, 2nd Edition
Here the authors outline the legal process that parties must follow
when requesting or challenging services for students with disabilities.
The authors also include relevant forms.
BARNES REF KF 4210 .G84 2001
Special Education Law, 3rd Edition
The author explains the legal requirements for special education
services.
BARNES REF KF 2410 .R68 2000
Special Education Law: Case Summaries and
Federal Regulations
Helping researchers understand basic principles, this book lays out
some of the most important case law dealing with special education
issues.
BARNES REF KF 4210 .T4 1993
Special Education Law: Issues & Implications
for the 90's
This book gives background information about how special education
requirements affect various aspects of education.
BARNES REF KF 4210 .T562 1995
| Websites |
Caution is advised in relying on the Internet as an authoritative or sole source of research or legal verification.
Center
for Law and Education
The Center for Law and Education provides advocacy services to
clients through direct legal representation and lobbying on behalf
of disabled students.
Disability.gov
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability
Employment Policy, this site gives information about federal resources
to people with disabilities.
Findlaw offers resources for researching a wide variety of materials.
Fedworld / Flite (Federal Legal Information through Electronics)
provides searching and viewing capabilities of U.S. Supreme Court
decisions since 1937.