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Download full textVirginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1991
This document presents the Virginia Department of Education's plan to develop and implement pilot programs in six localities for the 1992-94 biennium (prior to statewide implementation in 1994) for the delivery of special education to juveniles in local jails. The plan is community based, with local school division administrators and jail…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Correctional Education, Delinquency, Disabilities
Riches, Vivienne C.; Parmenter, Trevor R. – 1991
This report describes a pilot program of the New South Wales (Australia) Department of Education to develop community transition teams as part of an effort to provide transition education to people with disabilities. The project is based on a model developed in Oregon and stresses assisting each community to work cooperatively to assess local…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
Rossi, Robert J. – 1987
Project MAP (Model Accounting Plan) is designed to test a demographic system for monitoring the within-school and post-school transitions of special education participants. Implemented at the local level, this system produces data to inform school-level decision-making. In addition, the data that are produced can be aggregated for use at higher…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Collection, Decision Making, Disabilities
Kim, Yungho; Wright, Calvin E. – 1987
The Special Education Division of the California State Department of Education funded six pilot programs as part of a state-legislated Awareness Program. The goal of the programs was to make nonhandicapped students in grades K-8 aware of the special problems encountered by disabled persons. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Awareness…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Change Strategies, Cognitive Restructuring
Parrish, Thomas B. – 1996
This monograph offers an overview of historical trends in the funding of special education programs, examines current issues, and considers directions for the future. After an introductory section, a section on historical perspectives notes trends in federal and state funding since 1975. A table shows the current funding formulas used by each…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational History, Educational Trends
Van Horn, Carl; Fichtner, Aaron; Altman, Jennifer; Whittaker, Julie – 2001
This report contains the strategic vision for the Department of Labor (DOL)/Employment and Training Administration's research efforts for the next five years. Section I discusses the scope of the research plan and the development process. Section II is a review of literature concerning functioning of the labor market and identification of areas…
Descriptors: Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Career Development, Demonstration Programs
