This study examined the number of articles published in 29 journals from 1999–2001 on priority topics related to curriculum access as identified in a recent survey of senior staff from 16 general and special education associations. These results were compared to articles published in these journals on a nonpriority topic related to curriculum access—school technology. The number of articles on school technology far exceeded any of the identified priorities for either general or special education associations. The authors discuss the implications for the research-to-practice agenda as well as implications for general–special education collaboration.
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