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Bellair, Brian K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Parent involvement in education has long been viewed as a pathway to increased student achievement. Although much research exists with regard to this topic, little examines this relationship specifically for students with disabilities in grades 1-5 despite being required by both the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Disabilities
Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning, 2018
The Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning (C-SAIL), examines how college- and career-readiness (CCR) standards are implemented, if they improve student learning, and what instructional tools measure and support their implementation. This brief presents findings from C-SAIL's Implementation Study, which uses interview and survey…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Language Arts, Mathematics Education, School Districts
Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning, 2018
The Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning (C-SAIL), examines through four lines of study to determine how college- and career-readiness (CCR) standards are implemented, if they improve student learning, and what instructional tools measure and support their implementation. This brief presents findings from C-SAIL's…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Language Arts, Mathematics Education, School Districts
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Stivers, Jan; Francis-Cropper, LaTonya; Straus, Miriam – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
This article offers strategies teachers can use throughout the year to help families of children with and without disabilities, and by extension the broader community, understand and appreciate inclusive education and their roles in ensuring its success. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Intervention, Family Role
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Rodriguez, Roy C.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1979
Three bilingual-bicultural competencies that can be easily mastered by monolingual English-speaking special educators are presented: ideological, sociological, and historical awareness; parental and community inclusion; and bilingual-bicultural curriculum for a special education classroom. (DLS)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Disabilities
Santelli, Betsy; Singer, George H. S.; DiVenere, Nancy; Ginsberg, Connie; Powers, Laurie E. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1998
This article describes a participatory action research (PAR) project designed to evaluate Parent to Parent programs in five states. The process of developing a shared understanding of the program and of the purpose for evaluating them, along with an on-going willingness of parents and researchers to compromise, led to creative solutions to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Children, Community Involvement, Disabilities
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Webb, Mary Ann – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1980
Outlines some future considerations for classroom teachers of special needs students. These include effective communication with parents, the community, and teachers of regular students, inservice training programs, peer teaching/tutoring, and inclusion of the student in committee meetings. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Disabilities, Inservice Teacher Education, Mainstreaming
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Kisanji, Joseph – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1995
This study found that the community and parents in Tanzania were not involved in development of schools and services for persons with disabilities, but communities had good knowledge of characteristics of persons with disabilities. Success of special education is felt to depend on community involvement and assessment of the community's folk belief…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Disabilities
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Pyszkowski, Irene S. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1986
The trend toward the use of volunteers to assist teachers in the education of individuals with disabilities is examined, and the significant role of each volunteer group (older and retired adults, mentally retarded adults, and high school and college students) is identified. Strategies for successful volunteer programs are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Disabilities, Educational Trends, High School Students
Capital Area School Development Association, Albany, NY. – 1989
Observations and recommendations are presented from a seminar in which 25 practicing special educators (teachers, administrators, and specialists) from New York State meeting for 5 full days over a period of months participated. A section of general observations notes that the special education system has taken too much upon itself and has…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
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Argus-Calvo, Beverley; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
Overviews the current status of special education programs in Mexico in general and in Ciudad Juarez (Chihuahua) and surrounding rural areas. Two special education administrators employed in the Ciudad Juarez school system discuss problems associated with teacher training and lack of administrative support, and the importance of parental and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Community Involvement, Disabilities
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Buysse, Virginia; Wesley, Patricia; Skinner, Debra – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
This article discusses the outcomes of a project that used a community development framework to implement change in early care and intervention services in two culturally diverse communities. It describes how community forums and parent leadership training assisted in change efforts and lessons learned from implementation and evaluating reforms.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Programs
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Morgan, Carl R.; Demchak, Mary Ann – Rural Educator, 1998
School administrators must provide leadership in implementing inclusive education by taking ownership of inclusive programs; becoming informed; and promoting open communication between parents, teachers, and board members. Strategies for implementing inclusive programs must consider roles of general- and special-education teachers, administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Change Strategies, Community Involvement
Rubin, Marcia A., Ed.; Wooley, Susan F., Ed. – American School Health Association (NJ3), 2006
This resource describes how pregnancy prevention efforts can be integrated into the various components of a school health program (the linkages between classroom instruction to prevent adolescent pregnancy and the school's health and mental health services, the necessary administrative policies, the type and extent of faculty and staff…
Descriptors: Health Services, Program Evaluation, Prevention, Mental Health Programs
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Voices for Illinois Children, Chicago. – 1992
In 1986, Illinois implemented the Children at Risk of Educational Failure preschool program. By the 1991-1992 school year, almost 25,000 children were enrolled in the program. This document reports on accessibility to, and community involvement in, the program, and instructional and evaluation practices used in the program. The section on…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Breakfast Programs
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