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Smith, Stephen W. – Exceptional Children, 1990
A review of the literature on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) from 1975 to 1989 identifies three phases (a normative phase, an analytic phase, and a technology reaction phase), and reveals a history of IEPs' inadequacies and passive compliance, in contrast to the original intent of Public Law 94-142. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational History
Ysseldyke, James; And Others – 1994
This paper examines issues in gathering data for purposes of making accountability decisions for students with disabilities. The first section describes five alternative methods being used: (1) administration of norm-referenced tests; (2) focus on results or outcomes; (3) Individualized Education Program aggregation; (4) secondary analysis of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Decision Making