The History and Politics of an Evaluation: The Colorado Learning Disabilities Study.

Davis, Alan; Smith, Mary Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ298926

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Publication Date: 1984

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The History and Politics of an Evaluation: The Colorado Learning Disabilities Study.

Davis, Alan; Smith, Mary Lee

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v6 n1 p27-37 Spr 1984

This case history of the Colorado Study of Learning Disabilities illustrates a variety of functions an evaluation study may serve for policy shapers at the state level. The impact of the initial evaluation is followed over two years, focusing on its use by influential participants in Colorado's special education policy-shaping community. (BW)

Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Learning Disabilities, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Special Education, State Legislation, Statewide Planning

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Colorado

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