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1. National
FORUM
Of Applied
Educational
Research Journal
32ND Year Anniversary
Founded by William Allan Kritsonis
ISSN 0895-3880
Volume 27, Numbers 1 & 2, 2014
Special Combined Issues
CONTENTS
PARTIAL LISTINGS OF AFFILIATED UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND SCHOOLS………i
GUEST EDITOR’S PREFACE: SPECIAL ISSUE-RESEARCHING PROVEN PRACTICES,
PROCESSESS, AND PROCEDURES FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP…………..ix
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
FOREWORD: INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE……………………………………………..1
William Allan Kritsonis ---- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
PRACTICES USED BY NATIONALLY BLUE RIBBON AWARD WINNING PRINCIPALS
TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS………………………….2
Angela A. Brown --- Shelby County Schools
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND SUPPORTING EQUITY THROUGH OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN STANDARDS…………………………………………………………………………………19
Blake Chism --- San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University
Valerie Ooka Pang --- San Diego State University
IS THERE AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM/ CONSIDERATIONS THAT ADMINISTRATORS
TEND TO FORGET WHEN FACILITATING INCLUSIVE PRACTICES AMONG GENERAL
AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS………………………………………………………………31
Sandra Cooley Nichols --- The University of Alabama
Adriane N. Sheffield --- The University of Alabama
TEACHING WRITTEN EXPRESSION IN THE INCLUSIVE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM:
STRATEGIES TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES………………………………………..45
Laura Baylot Casey --- University of Memphis
Robert L. Williamson --- University of Memphis
Thomas Black --- Middle Tennessee State University
Cort Casey --- Christian Brothers University
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ATTITUDES OF SCHOOL LEADERS TOWARD THE
INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION
SETTING…………………………………………………………………………………………………….57

2. Karen Ball --- Shelby County Schools
Reginald Leon Green --- University of Memphis
AUTHORS …………………………………………………………………………………………………..77
NFAERJ ALUMNI HONOR ROLL OF PUBLISHED WRITERS …………………………………….....80
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS LISTING ……………………………………………………………....86
NFAERJ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION………………………………………………………………....87