Date of Award
Winter 12-19-2024
Document Type
Project Abstract (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Special Education
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Keri L. DeSutter
Abstract
Stigma can impact groups in many different ways. Special education students have endured stigma and the effects of this stigma for decades as proven by years of research. However, student focused solutions have been lacking in the literature and this is critical to give our educators tools to use in order to promote a positive learning environment in their classroom. While in this study, stigma was not proven in students that I currently teach that have IEPs or receive intervention services it was indicated that students rate themselves lower than general education students about how they perceive school. While more research will need to be conducted to prove that stigma exists in this population, my main focus was student focused solutions that can help these students now in their classroom.
Through an informal interview process, solutions were identified with students who receive special education and intervention services. These solutions included knowing the “why” behind these services and interventions and celebrating the small progress that students make while they are on special education/intervention services. More research will need to be done to show the validity and success of these solutions, but these student focused solutions give us a start to help learners impacted by these negative feelings.
Recommended Citation
Heinen, Deion, "Stigma in Special Education Services with Student Focused Solutions" (2024). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 976.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/976