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Direct linkKreider, Theresa E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Special education referral and identification rates have risen dramatically over the last thirty years. In fact, several studies report an increase of nearly 200% (Cortiella, 2008; Vaughn, Linan-Thompson, & Hickman, 2003). During the last several years a new model of identifying students with learning difficulties has received much…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Rural Schools, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedWeitzman, Beth C.; Mijanovich, Tod; Silver, Diana; Brazill, Caitlyn – Youth & Society, 2008
Telephone-survey data were gathered from parents and youth in five of America's largest and most distressed cities to estimate unmet demand for after-school programs. Unmet demand was conceptualized as a function of low utilization and dissatisfaction with one's current arrangement; furthermore, the authors argue that dissatisfaction must stem…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Parent Attitudes, Needs, Municipalities
Download full textBell, Sheila; Li, Junlei – University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, 2007
The purpose of this report is to listen to families about "what" mattered most to them and "how" family support has impacted their lives. The findings of this report represent a synthesis of families' voices from 8 focus groups and 35 individual interviews, conducted at centers, office meetings, and homes--with over 100 family…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Human Services, Program Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes
Handler, Leslie; And Others – 1978
An evaluation was conducted of the Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program at the end of its second year of implementation. Evaluation data were collected in the following ways: regular meetings with project staff; on-site observations of program activities; results from pre and posttesting students; inspection…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Involvement, Experiential Learning
Northwestern Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5, Edinboro, PA. – 1976
An evaluation was conducted to measure the effectiveness of the K-12 Career Education Curriculum Model developed and implemented in the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit (Edinboro, Pennsylvania). (See CE 017 643 for a detailed description of the project.) Career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation of pupils, K-12, were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education
Sutter, Sally A. – 1985
A systematic, statewide study of vocational education consumer and homemaking programs was conducted in Pennsylvania to gather data for use in decision-making concerning future funding and for redirection and improvement of these programs. Data were gathered through review of funded projects; questionnaires to school districts; in-depth study of…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Benefits, Educational Finance
Meehan, Merrill L.; Franchak, Stephen J. – 1975
The study attempted a comprehensive evaluation of the process and product of a school-based job placement model operating in three Pennsylvania area vocational schools (AVTS). Random samples of AVTS and sending school seniors were post-tested on employability skills. Students, parents, school personnel, employers, Bureau of Employment Security…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Services, Evaluation Methods
