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National Foundation for Educational Research, 2014
Some young people naturally flourish in school; others struggle due to difficult life circumstances. There is also another group of young people who have no substantial issues or barriers but are still at risk of disengaging from learning. Through research, it is known that the majority of young people who are not in education, employment or…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Best Practices, Dropout Prevention, Outreach Programs
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Harrington, Robert G.; Neihart, Wendy – Psychology in the Schools, 1986
Surveyed gifted education teachers' and supervisors' perceptions of current gifted reevaluation practices. Results showed most gifted educators were not in agreement with the practice of using gifted reevaluations to reestablish program eligibility. Instead, they would prefer to get information relevant to program evaluation, program planning, and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis, Gifted, Identification
Bryk, Anthony S. – 1973
The Brookline Early Education Project (BEEP) was initiated to determine the cost effectiveness of providing comprehensive diagnostic and educational services for 285 very young children and their parents. The primary goal of the program is to bring the family, the school, and the medical profession into a working relationship early in the child's…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
Skokie School District 68, IL. – 1969
A Chicago suburban public school with approximately 450 children per grade level demonstrated a system-wide program for identification, diagnosis, and educational treatment of children with learning disabilities in grades 2 through 6. Children were judged to underachieve when achievement measures in language or mathematics fell more than 10% below…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis
Sommers, Paul A. – 1976
Assessing and developing programs for children with a learning disability (LD) has been a complex and confusing task often involving professionals from the domains of health, education, and the social services in addition to the parents. The problems have included trying to agree upon a definition of LD, identifying interdisciplinary variations…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Early Childhood Education
1967
A Title III project provided a special education diagnostic and resource center designed to meet educational needs of the estimated 3.5% of severely handicapped children not reached in the Greater Wichita area. A staff of three coordinators, two psychologists, two social workers, four subject area consultants, and a peripatologist processed 990…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs
Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1969
The project of Children's Assessment Placement Instruction Center (CAPIC) is described as a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of children with developmental and learning disorders beginning with pilot units and eventually developing a center for assessment and clinical teaching prior to placement. The evaluation of activities includes the…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education, Financial Needs
Littman, Karen; Leslie, Lin – 1978
The document--half of which consists of appendixes--is intended as a guide for developing and implementing preschool recreation programs for handicapped children, based on the Preschool Recreation Enrichment Program (PREP) model. Information on the growth and development of both normal and handicapped preschool children is presented, touching upon…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Conceptual Schemes, Educational Diagnosis
Management Services Associates, Inc., Austin, TX. – 1968
Information is provided concerning special education throughout Texas, the relationship of special education to other programs in the state for handicapped persons, services for handicapped persons, and the division of special education and its functioning. A field study is provided in which teachers, supervisors, and administrators of special…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Agency Cooperation, Coordination