| Autor: |
Kirkpatrick, Lori C., Brown, Heather M., Searle, Michelle J., Sauder, Adrienne E., Smiley, Eric |
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Exceptionality Education International; 2017, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p26-53, 28p |
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This paper examines the impact of a school board's one-to-one iPad initiative on equity and inclusion. Data include: questionnaires from Grade 7-9 students, teachers, and administrators; focus groups with inclusion coaches; and interviews with classroom teachers. The results show that the iPads have supported equity among students in the district; there is now less disparity in terms of access to technology on the basis of families' socio-economic status. The results show that the iPads have also supported the academic and social inclusion of students with exceptionalities; themes that arose across the data sources include: differentiation of content, access to grade-level curriculum, the appearance of sameness, communication and collaboration among students with and without exceptionalities, and positive student affect. Negative implications included the potential for students who struggle with self-regulation to be negatively affected and the potential for the technology to be used in socially exclusionary ways. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a school board's one-to-one iPad initiative on equity and inclusion. The school board with whom we worked implemented the one-to-one iPad initiative for a variety of reasons including providing more equitable access to technology and determining whether technology could be used to facilitate inclusion in classrooms in the district. There are indeed disparities in access to technology, but research on one-to-one programs remains very limited. Research also shows that technology can be used to support students with a variety of exceptionalities, but research on technology for inclusion is much more limited. In this paper, we review relevant literature and then present data from a variety of sources and participant groups, demonstrating that the one-to-one iPad initiative had a significant and positive impact on both equity and inclusion among students within the district. Difficulties are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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