INCLUSION OR PULL-OUT - WHICH DO STUDENTS PREFER

The purpose of this study was to better understand students' perceptio ns of and preferences for inclusion or pull-out service delivery model s. Thirty-two students with and without learning disabilities who had participated in both models during the past 2 or 3 years were intervie wed individually. Key questions assessed their perceptions of which mo del was most conducive to academic learning and which was most likely to yield social benefits, and the reasons for their beliefs. Results i ndicated that students' views varied. Overall, more children identifie d pull-out as the model of choice, but many children were confident th at inclusion was meeting their academic and social needs. We interpret the results of this study as providing support for maintaining a cont inuum of service delivery options and for considering the placement of each child individually, based on his or her unique needs.