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Jenkins, Joseph R.; And Others – 1987
The instructional and political validity of current educational policy regarding categorical programs for low-achieving elementary school students are examined. The categorical organization of services for these students, characterized by a vast array of eligibility requirements, rules and regulations, and accounting systems, has resulted in a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Peer reviewedJenkins, Joseph R.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1988
Efforts to unify categorical programs for low-achieving elementary school students must address instructional validity issues (including similarities/differences between learning disabled and remedial students in instructional levels, learning rates, and learning styles) and political validity issues (including protection and equitable…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Classification, Cognitive Style, Disabilities
