Exploring the Enactment of Functional Curriculum in Self-Contained Cross-Categorical Programs: A Case Study

Authors

Emily C. Bouck, Purdue UniversityFollow

Abstract

Little research has been devoted to studying functional curriculum in secondary special education programs, self-contained cross-categorical programs, or curriculum enactment in special education, which warrants study of the culmination of these issues. This article presents a case study that attempts to answer, “What is the nature of the enactment of functional curriculum in rural self-contained cross-categorical programs?” The study occurred in two rural secondary self-contained cross-categorical programs with two teachers, four paraprofessionals, and 15 students. The findings suggest that the curriculum was enacted in the moment, was relative, and created tensions between special education and general education. The findings also suggest that the enactment had to be very encompassing and that it developed a community within each programs.

Keywords

Special Education, Curriculum Enactment, and Functional Curriculum

Publication Date

9-1-2008

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2008.1590

Recommended APA Citation

Bouck, E. C. (2008). Exploring the Enactment of Functional Curriculum in Self-Contained Cross-Categorical Programs: A Case Study. The Qualitative Report, 13(3), 495-530. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2008.1590