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The Supreme Court, "Endrew", and the Appropriate Education of Students with Disabilities
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Turnbull, H. Rutherford; Turnbull, Ann P.; Cooper, David H. – Exceptional Children, 2018
In this article, we analyze the Supreme Court's decision in "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1" (2017), interpreting the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its provisions creating a right of every student with a disability to have an appropriate education. We compare the "Endrew" decision with…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Choosing VET: Aspirations, Intentions and Choice
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Hargreaves, Jo; Osborne, Kristen – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This summary brings together the findings from two research projects: "Choosing VET: Investigating the VET Aspirations of School Students" and "In Their Words: Student Choice in Training Markets--Victorian Examples." The research investigated school students' post-school aspirations for vocational education and training (VET),…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Foreign Countries
By Default or by Design? Variations in Higher Education Programs for Early Care and Education Teachers and Their Implications for Research Methodology, Policy, and Practice. Report
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Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J.E.; Ryan, Sharon; Kipnis, Fran; Almaraz, Mirella; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2012
Calls to reform teacher education figure prominently in the growing national conversation about teacher performance and children's learning outcomes (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010a, 2010b; Sparks, 2011). Thus far, however, most proposals have focused on teachers working in kindergarten through Grade 12, with scant…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
By Default or by Design? Variations in Higher Education Programs for Early Care and Education Teachers and Their Implications for Research Methodology, Policy, and Practice. Executive Summary
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Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J.E.; Ryan, Sharon; Kipnis, Fran; Almaraz, Mirella; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2012
Calls to reform teacher education figure prominently in the growing national conversation about teacher performance and children's learning outcomes (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010a, 2010b; Sparks, 2011). Thus far, however, most proposals have focused on teachers working in kindergarten through Grade 12, with scant…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
How Is the Afterschool Field Defining Program Quality? A Review of Effective Program Practices and Definitions of Program Quality
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Palmer, Kristi L.; Anderson, Stephen A.; Sabatelli, Ronald M. – Afterschool Matters, 2009
While research on program effectiveness offers ample evidence that afterschool programs can benefit young people in a variety of ways, this same body of research demonstrates that not all programs are equally effective (Granger, 2008). Some programs show positive results in many or all major outcome categories. Other programs are associated with…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Youth Programs
Excellence in Education: Danish Style.
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Williams, William G. – Educational Forum, 1986
Examines the Danish "folkeskole": its organizational structure and curriculum, its similarities to the American public school and the differences, cultural influences, its comprehensive nature, decentralization, its pragmatic spirit, and concerns with quality. (CT)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Decentralization, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that Counts
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Achieve, Inc., 2004
The High School diploma has lost its value because what it takes to earn one is disconnected from what it takes for graduates to compete successfully beyond high school--either in the classroom or in the workplace. Re-establishing the value of the diploma will require the creation of an inextricable link between high school exit expectations and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Education Work Relationship, Outcome Based Education, Graduation Requirements