The individualized education program in early childhood education
Improving inclusive practices through action research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21600719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evdoxia Nteropoulou-Nterou (0000-0002-6908-5976, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, corresponding author), Maria Gelastopoulou (0009-0007-9662-6233, Hellenic Open University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-40 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0965-0792 • E-ISSN: 1747-5074 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09650792.2025.2488429 |
| OpenAlex | W4409194347 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
Despite the fact that the Individualized Education Program (IEP) has the potential to function as a valuable inclusive process free of exclusionary or segregating practices, its practical implementation in early childhood education appears to be convoluted and restrictive, limiting the IEP to a tool used exclusively by special educators and children with disabilities. This action research focuses on inclusive educational practices which can be adopted during the development and implementation of the IEP in early childhood education and documents how the utilization of the IEP yielded improved educational outcomes. The findings highlight the multiple benefits derived from using the IEP as a framework for the implementation of inclusive educational practices throughout the educational process, provided that there is a fundamental shift in the perception of the IEP from a merely bureaucratic, administrative document which dictates how to manage diversity among students to a multi-disciplinary, collaborative educational program for children with and without disabilities
Action research · Early childhood education · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Disability Education and Employment · Medicine · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Research Methods in Education
The Irregular School
Inclusive Education isn’t Dead, it Just Smells Funny
Making Education for All inclusive
International trends in inclusive education
Co-Teaching
IEP Use by General and Special Education Teachers
A critical consideration of the changing conditions of schooling for students with disabilities in Greece and the fragility of international in local contexts
Understanding and developing inclusive practices in schools
Role of special/support teachers in Greek primary schools
Understanding the development of differentiated instruction for students with and without disabilities in co-taught classrooms
Rethinking the Individualized Education Plan process
The role of special education teachers in primary schools in Greece
Co-teaching in inclusive classes
Understanding and assessing preservice teachers’ reflective thinking
Action research as a practice-based practice
The Development of Individualized Education Programs
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