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Bower, JoAnn C.; And Others – 1987
This paper discusses the experiences and insight derived from the 1985-1986 Statewide Evaluation of the Early Education Program of Handicapped Children in Louisiana, the multimethod evaluation of preschool intervention projects for handicapped and at-risk children. The program served almost 5,000 handicapped preschoolers and their parents,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Disabilities, Evaluation Utilization
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
This final report documents the findings of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs for handicapped children in Louisiana during 1985-86. More than 400 classes in 65 formal programs (residential, home-based, and center-based) serving approximately 5,000 handicapped children ages 3-5 were studied. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Home Programs
Bower, JoAnn C.; And Others – 1986
The purpose of this report was to explore one way in which quantitative and qualitative paradigms in program evaluation can be employed to reinforce each other. An evaluation was conducted of a large number of special education programs for preschoolers with handicaps in Louisiana. Since 1978, Louisiana has funded programs in 65 public school…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Disabilities