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Carter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Cakiroglu, Orhan; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
Equipping youth with and without disabilities for the world of work has been the focus of ongoing legislative and policy initiatives. The authors examined the extent to which career development and vocational activities were available to and accessed by youth with severe disabilities or emotional and behavioral disorders attending 34 urban,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, School Counselors, Educational Opportunities, Career Development
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Olive, Melissa L.; Liu, Yi-Juin – Educational Psychology, 2005
This study sought to assess the social validity of teacher and parent implemented assessment-based intervention for challenging behaviour in young children. The Behavior Intervention Rating Scale was completed by adults at the end of intervention for each participant. Overall ratings were high for both intervention acceptability and intervention…
Descriptors: Validity, Rating Scales, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Olive, Melissa L.; Smith, Benjamin W. – Educational Psychology, 2005
This study compared visual analyses with five alternative methods for assessing the magnitude of effect with single subject designs. Each method was successful in detecting intervention effect. When rank ordered, each method was consistent in identifying the participants with the largest effect. We recommend the use of the standard mean difference…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Regression (Statistics), Evaluation Methods, Research Design
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Ford, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2001
This publication presents seven articles concerned with the education of students with disabilities or special talents who also have cultural or linguistic differences. Section 1 contains the following four articles: (1) "Code Switching: A Bridge or Barrier between Two Languages?" (Alejandro Brice and Linda I. Rosa-Lugo); (2) "Resistance Theories:…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Blacks, Code Switching (Language), College Students
Gaylord-Ross, Robert, Ed. – 1992
This compilation presents five papers on issues and research in special education. "Qualitative Research in Special Education: An Evaluative Review" (Charles A. Peck and Gail C. Furman) explicates some of the epistemological assumptions underlying qualitative research methods, reviews examples of qualitative research, evaluates the contributions…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Coping, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Kallas, Anmarie, Ed. – 1995
This directory provides abstracts of 236 current research projects funded by the Division of Innovation and Development, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. Abstracts are grouped into the following 10 topical sections: (1) assessment and evaluation; (2) cultural differences; (3) infants, young children, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Computer Software, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems