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Bollmer, Julie; Cronin, Roberta; Brauen, Marsha; Howell, Bethany; Fletcher, Philip; Gonin, Rene; Jenkins, Frank – National Center for Special Education Research, 2010
The Study of Monitoring and Improvement Practices under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) examined how states monitored the implementation of IDEA by local special education and early intervention services programs. State monitoring and improvement practices in 2004-05 and 2006-07 were the focus of the study. Prior to the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Early Intervention, Disabilities, Data Collection
McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Owings, Maria F. – 1989
Preliminary findings of this research effort provide support for the hypothesis that existing databases maintained by federal agencies for administrative or monitoring purposes can serve as useful data sources in special education policy research. The research explored the relationships among a number of state-level special education, fiscal, and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Parks, A. Lee; And Others – 1981
The thrust of federal legislation during the last few years has been to encourage the inclusion of handicapped persons in the mainstream of society and the educational system. Public Laws 94-142, 94-482, and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, collectively, stress free, appropriate public education, education in the least restrictive…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Community Resources, Curriculum