NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Journal of College Science Teaching, 1990
Presented are the highlights and an analysis of The Neal Report on undergraduate science education. Included are an overview of the report and discussions and recommendations on laboratories; curriculum; industry/academic coupling; centers for instructional research and development; faculty exchange; teaching internships; and undergraduate women,…
Descriptors: College Science, Disabilities, Educational Improvement, Faculty
Mears, Daniel P.; Aron, Laudan; Bernstein, Jenny – 2003
This report summarizes the state of knowledge about children and youth with disabilities at risk of delinquency or already involved with the juvenile justice system. It reviews the existing research as well as perspectives of service providers, administrators, policy makers, and advocates. Following an executive summary and introductory chapter,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Delinquency, Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 addresses such issues as clearer standards of accountability, establishment of low-interest loan programs for consumers, increased assistive technology training, outreach to minority populations, dissemination of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accountability, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities
Felker, Roberta M. – 1984
The final report summarizes activities of a 3-year project which accomplished the following goals: (1) identification of the most pressing concerns in special education currently facing state and local education policymakers; (2) location of research information through the U.S. Department of Education and other sources which address these issues;…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Rehabilitation Services Administration (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
This report describes program activities related to the administration of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 from October 1, 1984 through September 30, 1985. Information is presented on funding efforts, program development, and other activities relating to: vocational rehabilitation services (e.g., American Indian vocational rehabilitation services,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 2002
The report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education followed 13 hearings and meetings throughout the nation on ways to strengthen the education of students with disabilities. An executive summary summarizes nine findings and the resulting three major recommendations: first, focus on results, not process; second, embrace a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Finance
Billingsley, Bonnie S.; And Others – 1995
A 3-year research and development project examined ways to improve the retention of special education teachers in the Memphis (Tennessee) City Schools. Several individual studies identified sources of dissatisfaction with teaching and the conditions that would encourage career longevity among teachers. Responses from 470 special education and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility
Ciccone, Janet Kiplinger, Ed.; Friedenberg, Joan E., Ed. – 1988
This publication is a review and synthesis of the last five years of the literature related to special populations designated in the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The document contains six chapters. "Black American Participation in Vocational Education" (Ernest Fields) traces the historical evolution of education for jobs as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Blacks, Correctional Education