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Peer reviewedMiller, Sidney R. – Journal of Special Education, 1981
A review of the literature suggests that no significant research has been conducted with adolescents with educational handicaps in the areas of achievement motivation, labeling, memory and retrieval, moral development, and cognitive development and integration. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Trends, Research Needs, Secondary Education
Gray, John – Education Policy Bulletin, 1979
The use of statistics on grades as a criteria for accountability is limiting and misleading. Alternative indicators of school performance are suggested, including the Scottish Education Data Archive. (JMF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Feedback
Barnes, Robert E. – 1984
An examination was made of Federal program statistics on vocational education during the past 10 years by the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education of the U. S. Office of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics of the U. S. Department of Education. The study found that despite a mandate for reform, the National Center's…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs, Postsecondary Education
