SPED 8600: School Collaboration Project Information
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1) compare and contrast types and quality of collaboration that were presented in the
gathered data and in primary scholarly sources (i.e., peer-reviewed articles, books)
2) discuss at least three collaborative strategies (from primary scholarly sources) to address
barriers/weaknesses to enhance the quality of collaboration in educational contexts to
ensure students with disabilities access the rich relationship and learning opportunities in
the least restricted environment
• Guidelines for Collaboration Research Paper: The 10–12 page collaboration research paper
should include the following:
a. have introduction-body-conclusion
b. write in academic voice (also review Graduate vs. Undergraduate writing and
Scholarly Writing Guidelines)
c. utilize the various chapters in the required course textbook along with at least 10
additional primary scholarly sources (such as books and peer-review journal articles
within the last 10 years)
d. paraphrase ideas/information from primary scholarly sources instead of using direct
quotes. – No direct quotes!
e. include in-text citations and a reference list in APA 7th ed. style for sources from
which information is found.
f. follow the general APA 7th ed. style paper formatting, and have a title and reference
pages in APA 7th ed. style (No abstract is needed for this paper.)SPED 8600: School Collaboration Project Information
2
1) compare and contrast types and quality of collaboration that were presented in the
gathered data and in primary scholarly sources (i.e., peer-reviewed articles, books)
2) discuss at least three collaborative strategies (from primary scholarly sources) to address
barriers/weaknesses to enhance the quality of collaboration in educational contexts to
ensure students with disabilities access the rich relationship and learning opportunities in
the least restricted environment
• Guidelines for Collaboration Research Paper: The 10–12 page collaboration research paper
should include the following:
a. have introduction-body-conclusion
b. write in academic voice (also review Graduate vs. Undergraduate writing and
Scholarly Writing Guidelines)
c. utilize the various chapters in the required course textbook along with at least 10
additional primary scholarly sources (such as books and peer-review journal articles
within the last 10 years)
d. paraphrase ideas/information from primary scholarly sources instead of using direct
quotes. – No direct quotes!
e. include in-text citations and a reference list in APA 7th ed. style for sources from
which information is found.
f. follow the general APA 7th ed. style paper formatting, and have a title and reference
pages in APA 7th ed. style (No abstract is needed for this paper.)
