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Download full textHaller, Otto; And Others – 1987
Prior to the adoption of a Restrictive Procedures Guidelines Draft, baseline measures on the use of restrictive procedures were collected by observing selected retarded adult clients (N=13) in seven pre-selected settings (group homes or vocational shops) of the Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI) in Calgary, Alberta. An…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Group Homes, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedSchumacher, Mark; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Several reference librarians respond to the Hernon and McClure study on the accuracy of library reference services. Highlights include problems with the methodology used (unobtrusive observation), and performance factors not addressed by the study. Comments by Hernon and McClure address these responses and ways to improve reference services are…
Descriptors: Library Planning, Library Services, Naturalistic Observation, Performance Factors
Knowlton, H. Earle; Clark, Gary M. – 1989
The 3-year qualitative study evaluated high-school special education programs and their contributions to the transition of youth with disabilities. This report focuses on: the current status of programs for transition from school to adult life; program gaps as seen by administrators and practitioners; and reported priorities for program…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices
Ochoa, Anna – 1986
The need for research on academic freedom as it applies to the K-12 level is addressed. The existing literature in the area of academic freedom, while often critical, rhetorical, and prescriptive, never calls for research. Indeed, there are very few examples of research in this area. Two separate ERIC (Educational Research Information Center)…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Citizenship Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Policy Research Brief, 1991
This Policy Research Brief explores the strengths of qualitative research and the types of information it can make available to policymakers concerned with issues affecting persons with disabilities. The naturalistic methodology employed in qualitative research is described. Three specific studies using qualitative methodology are excerpted and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems, Field Studies
Braun, Ludwig – 1990
In March 1990, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) carried out a study of the potential that technology offers to education at all levels. This project was known as The Vision: TEST (Technologically Enriched Schools of Tomorrow). Data for the study were collected via a review of the applicable literature, visits to schools…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Carmichael, Hilda W.; And Others – 1985
This study examined the creative uses of computers in elementary schools and their impact on student's confidence and self-esteem, student-student interaction, student-teacher interaction, male and female students, classroom management, the role of the teacher, special education, teacher training, teachers not involved in the study, and curricular…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Creative Activities
