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Alper, Theodore G. – 1978
Two-hundred and sixty-five individual education plans (IEPs) from 13 California school districts representing programs operating under traditional special education funding were evaluated to determine their comprehensiveness, specificity, clarity, and extent to which a "least restrictive environment" was provided. Through interviews with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Wall, Charles; Mardula, Marie – 1978
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, through Project CONNECT, conducted a pilot study of individual educational programs (IEPs) for preschool handicapped students at 29 intermediate units. A total of 1633 IEPs were coded and tabulated. Among findings were the following: there was a high degree of parent involvement in the IEP planning…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Kias, John R. – Bureau Memorandum, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Preschool Education
Download full textSanta Cruz County Superintendent of Schools, CA. – 1972
The seventh document in an eight-part series on a task-based management system for special education programs reported the goals and objectives of the project, evaluation techniques employed, and project recommendations and conclusions. The project's stated goal was the development of a process for managing special education resources (staff,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedCarpenter, Robert L.; Robson, Donald L. – Journal of Special Education, 1979
The paper presents the rationale, design and methodology, results, and discussion of a three-part statewide (Indiana) survey of special education teachers, special education directors, and parents of handicapped children on their knowledge of and expectations for P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compliance (Legal), Exceptional Child Research, Federal Legislation
Wade, David O.; Knight, Martha F. – 1976
An analysis of variables effecting the success of mainstreaming programs in 27 school districts in Vermont--five of which were unsuccessful in that consulting teacher services were not maintained for more than two years, and 22 of which were successful in that consulting teacher services were maintained for more than two years--was undertaken.…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Consultation Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Norton, Daniel P.; Sommers, Paul A. – 1975
Summarized are activities of the Wausau District Public Schools (Wisconsin) toward developing a model for cost efficiency analysis in special education. The model links input-output analysis and task analysis features. Introductory information includes varying impressions of cost efficiency concerns and the current status of project development.…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Cost Effectiveness, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
Brewer, Garry D.; Kakalik, James S. – 1974
In remarks made to the 1974 Executives Conference of the Child Welfare League of America, the author summarizes a 2-year multidisciplinary study of U.S. programs and services for handicapped (specifically vision and hearing impaired) children and their families. Described are the study's first year efforts to identify the population, services…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Exceptional Child Research
Wynne, Suzan; And Others – 1975
Presented are results of a project which reviewed and critically analyzed the research literature and produced a bibliography of 291 books, reports, and articles related to the mainstreaming of preschool handicapped children. It is explained that major project activities involved searching the literature, interviewing experts in early childhood…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Early Childhood Education, Educational Trends
Shick, Richard L., Ed.; Stitch, Thomas F., Ed. – 1974
Presented is a curriculum guide for preschool handicapped children revised by a summer workshop group of 30 teacher trainees. Part One is an overview of basic considerations in developing, organizing and administering early childhood programs. Provided are checklists for identifying such handicaps as behavior disorders, learning disabilities and…
Descriptors: Administration, Check Lists, Creative Development, Curriculum Guides
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. National Air And Space Museum. – 1977
Presented are guidelines drawn from surveys of programs and services provided for handicapped persons in U.S. museums. An initial section which reviews literature on museum programs for handicapped visitors focuses on problems and misconceptions regarding blind, deaf, physically handicapped, learning disabled and emotionally disturbed, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Facilities, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
Hofmeister, Alan – 1977
This paper advocates parent participation in the direct instruction of their children, and briefly summarizes research on developing and validating a technology for effective parent involvement conducted at the Utah State University Exceptional Child Center. The research involved interactions with more than 600 families and explored a variety of…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Parent Education, Parent Participation
Armstrong, Mary Lee – 1978
The practicum was designed to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a management system for developing and monitoring individual education plans (IEPs) for handicapped children as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The products included an expectancy formula for educable mentally retarded (EMR) and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
