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Ott, J. S.; Langer, M. – 1987
The policy analysis examines application of permanency planning principles (services in family settings that provide continuity in relationships) to services for developmentally disabled children (through age 21) in Colorado. Section I provides an extensive description of permanency planning principles and a discussion of their theoretical and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Children, Developmental Disabilities
Download full textResearch Connections in Special Education, 2000
This newsletter issue reviews the research and literature on issues and best practices in programs to facilitate the transition of students with disabilities to adult life. First, the definition of transition services under the 1997 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is presented and explained. Next, a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Definitions, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Foster, David – Educational Technology, 1988
Discusses the use of technology in the classroom and stresses the importance of long-range planning for successful implementation. Capabilities of future computer-assisted instruction are suggested, possible results of educational technology are described, state planning is reviewed, and changes in society resulting from technology are discussed.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Planning, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
Garland, Barbara K. – 1985
Meeting nutritional needs of children in West Virginia is vital to the state's economic development. A malnourished, uneducable population will be unemployable in a high tech society and the state cannot afford custodial and welfare costs resulting from childhood malnutrition. Evidence of nutritional need in West Virginia includes low rate of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Children, Economic Development
Public Policy Inst., Albany, NY. – 1991
This report discusses the potential for computers and other educational technologies to aid in school restructuring in New York State. Issues involved in such a restructuring are examined and include: (1) the need for a common effort in creating a state program; (2) current practices and current realities in the classroom; (3) current uses of such…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
Stephens, Thomas M. – 1992
This paper examines the present conditions of gifted education, both nationally and in Ohio. It offers an historical perspective including a 200 year timeline of milestones in the areas of gifted education programs, legal authority, personnel preparation, public awareness, and testing and identification. Federal and Ohio State support of gifted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems
