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Promising Practices for Professional Development and School Reform Aecting Students with Complex Instructional Needs: Perceptions of an Expert Panel
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Deborah A. Taub; Julia M. White; Diane L. Ryndak – Inclusion, 2014
Federal laws mandate students with disabilities, including students with complex instructional needs (SWCIN), be involved and progress in the general education curriculum and that schools be accountable for continuous and substantial improvement of academic achievement for all students. The limited research on teaching academic content to SWCIN…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Change, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities
Designing Individualised Leadership Development Programmes
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Forde, Christine; McMahon, Margery; Gronn, Peter – School Leadership & Management, 2013
The recruitment of sufficient numbers of suitably qualified teachers into headship is an international issue and to address this in Scotland alternative headship preparation programmes were trialled to provide greater flexibility in order to better match the individual development needs and circumstances of the aspirant head teachers. Drawing from…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Leadership Training, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
A Content Analysis of Communication Purposes in an Online Support Group
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Aitken, Joan E. – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this article is to analyze parental use of an online support group about their children with disabilities. A content analysis was conducted of 1718 emails from a listserv support group for parents of children who have been diagnosed as eligible for special education services. Key topics included the following: How to deal with…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Social Support Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Role
Exploring Assessment Processes in Specialized Schools for Students Who Are Visually Impaired
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Hannan, Cheryl Kamei – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
In this qualitative study, various professionals in specialized schools for students who are visually impaired provided information on assessment tools; how information was used to plan Individualized Education Programs; and their opinions on the reliability, validity, and usefulness of various measurements. The implications of the findings for…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Qualitative Research, Visual Impairments
Social Goals and Objectives of Preschool IEPs: A Content Analysis.
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Michnowicz, Laura Lent; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1995
This study evaluated the social goals and objectives in 163 Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) of preschool children in early childhood special education settings, using 3 federal criteria for evaluating quality of objectives: specification of setting, measurability, and criterion for success. Results indicated IEPs were lacking both in the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Disabilities, Evaluation Criteria, Individualized Education Programs
Individual Education Plans in New Zealand Schools.
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Thomson, Charlotte; Rowan, Christine – 1995
The Individual Education Plan (IEP) has been adopted in New Zealand both as a method of planning instruction and as a method of obtaining additional, discretionary resources for students with special needs. This study investigated the IEP process for meeting the needs of students with disabilities in New Zealand schools. A random sample of 36…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Planning