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Fredericks, Kimberly A.; Deegan, Michael; Carman, Joanne G. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
Evaluators are often faced with many challenges in the design and implementation of a program's evaluation. Because programs are entangled in complex networks of structures and stakeholders, they can be challenging to understand, and they often pose issues of competing and conflicting goals. However, by using a systems mapping approach to…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Systems Approach
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Cheney, Douglas; Blum, Craig; Walker, Bridget – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2004
Positive behavioral supports (PBS) have been receiving increased visibility and use in schools nationally. In the state of Washington, schoolwide and individualized positive behavioral supports were recommended as a model for schools by the state agencies of education and human service in 1999. Since then, four demonstration schools have been…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Program Effectiveness, Effective Schools Research
Monteiro, Marilyn J.; And Others – Pointer, 1987
A systems approach to educating autistic students which is employed as a working model in Dallas (Texas) incorporates individual needs within the context of the family and educational environments. Early childhood, elementary, and secondary issues are delineated in the three major areas of communication, socialization, and independent functioning.…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Eberts, Randall W. – Employment Research, 2001
In January 1998-March 2000, a new statistical assessment and referral system to improve the job retention of welfare recipients participating in welfare-to-work programs was piloted in the welfare-to-work program serving two counties in southwestern Michigan. The assessment and referral system is based on statistical methods and uses…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Data Analysis, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs