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School Personnel Perceptions of Video Conference Individualized Education Program Meetings

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Title: School Personnel Perceptions of Video Conference Individualized Education Program Meetings
Authors: Andrew R. Scheef, Aleksandra Hollingshead, Taylor Raney, Kalley Malone, Emma Goebel, Julia Hayes
Source: Journal of Special Education Technology. 38:187-197
Publisher Information: SAGE Publications, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Subject Terms: 4. Education, 05 social sciences, 0503 education, 3. Good health
Description: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools in the U.S. pivoted to provide services to students using technology to mitigate the need for face-to-face interactions. In addition to providing instruction using distance technology, it was necessary for schools to conduct much of their other business in a way that limited face-to-face interactions, including Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings for students who receive special education services. This study sought to better understand the extent to which school personnel believe they will continue to use a video conference format for IEP meetings, even without the existence of school policy restricting face-to-face events. Additionally, barriers and facilitators related to video conference IEP meetings were explored. A survey was completed by school professionals ( n = 292) that included responses to Likert-scale items related to video conference IEP meetings as well as open-ended qualitative items to better understand respondent perceptions. Results suggest school personnel generally believe that video conference IEP meetings can be beneficial and should be offered as an option to IEP teams. In addition, qualitative data related to barriers and facilitators have been provided. Implications for school personnel and future research have also been described.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
ISSN: 2381-3121
0162-6434
DOI: 10.1177/01626434221108888
Rights: URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license
Accession Number: edsair.doi...........d8d2503d8a5a9a301b5ae932d5f7bbe9
Database: OpenAIRE
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ISSN:23813121
01626434
DOI:10.1177/01626434221108888