Dissertation
Creating a More Inclusive School: Secondary Principal Practices Supporting Inclusion
Doctor of Education (EdD), Washington State University
12/2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000008403
Abstract
Special Education has changed significantly in the United States over the last fifty years. The current policy recommendations by the state and federal government, as well as legal precedence set by the Supreme Court insist that students are served in the most appropriate least restrictive environment. In this qualitative study, seven secondary principals in Washington state were interviewed to understand how they moved their schools towards increased levels of inclusion. Through many challenges, these principals implemented organizational changes and led their schools towards more inclusion. There are several implications for educational practice; principal preparation programs must begin to institute coursework that supports principals in this work and the state of Washington must begin to fund schools in a manner that they are able to implement inclusionary opportunities for students with IEPs.
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Details
- Title
- Creating a More Inclusive School
- Creators
- Amanda Jennifer Cote
- Contributors
- Kristin Shawn Huggins (Chair)Holly Wittenburg (Committee Member)Joshua Taylor (Committee Member)John Mancinelli (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Educational/Counseling Psychology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EdD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 131
- Identifiers
- 99901357690201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation