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Download full textIntriligator, Barbara A. – 1982
Although Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) raised public awareness of the civil rights of the handicapped, the policy problems that it was intended to solve included more than civil rights issues. In particular, the law did not provide for modifications of its policies in improving public education opportunities for…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Policy Formation
Slavin, Robert E.; And Others – 1989
Much more is known about how to best prevent and remediate learning deficits than is being applied. However, much remains to be learned about effective programs for students at risk of failure. Major restructuring of compensatory and special education programs in the early grades is needed to ensure all students an adequate level of basic skills…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades
Peterson, Michael – 1988
This review is intended to assist guidance counselors, vocational and special education teachers, administrators, researchers, and vocational education evaluators in making decisions about implementing or improving vocational assessment programs. In the introduction, the legislative mandate for and history of vocational assessment of special…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Program Development
Cobb, R. Brian; Larkin, Dave – 1983
Apprenticeship is primarily a training activity, is administered by the United States Department of Labor, and is probably the oldest systematic form of employment preparation for youth in this country. Cooperative education (CWE), on the other hand, has as its focus an education (versus "training") philosophy, is administered by the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Savell, Joel M.; And Others – 1986
The purpose of this paper is to provide information to help decide whether Feuerstein's "Instrumental Enrichment" (FIE) technique (or some variation of it) might be useful in teaching leadership-relevant thinking skills to prospective Army leaders. This paper examines some 35 reports of FIE research conducted in Israel, Venezuela,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Bell, William E.; And Others – 1980
This collection of papers examines the current issues in urban education as suggested by on-site studies of programs in sixteen different cities between 1977 and 1980. An overview of the problems in urban education and their causes is presented in the first paper. The second paper discusses program improvement strategies and several examples of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
