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How the Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth Changed the Individualized Education Programs in Portugal
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Silveira-Maia, Mónica; Lopes-dos-Santos, Pedro; Sanches-Ferreira, Manuela – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
Current Portuguese Public Law No. 3/2008 requires the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) as a reference framework to guide assessment and intervention procedures for students with additional support needs. This study explores whether the ICF-CY use fostered multidimensional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Classification, Disabilities
Providing Co-Curricular Support: A Multi-Case Study of Engineering Student Support Centers
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Lee, Walter C., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
In response to the student retention and diversity issues that have been persistent in undergraduate engineering education, many colleges have developed Engineering Student Support Centers (ESSCs) such as Minority Engineering Programs (MEPs) and Women in Engineering Programs (WEPs). ESSCs provide underrepresented students with co-curricular…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Disproportionate Representation, Academic Support Services, Intervention
Pre-Service Teacher Opinions about Eco-Friendly Person Activity Package Developed to Raise Environmental Awareness
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Candan, Sevcan; Erten, Sinan – International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2015
In this study, the effectiveness of Eco-Friendly Person Activity Package developed in order to raise environmental awareness in pre-service teachers and enable them to be an example of an eco-friendly teacher for their future students, and the responses about Eco-Friendly Person Activity Package were investigated. The study was conducted on 75…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Opinions, Environmental Education
Teachers as School-Based Mentors for At-Risk Students: A Qualitative Study
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Simões, Francisco; Alarcão, Madalena – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2014
Background: Over the past decade, administrators have implemented school-based mentoring (SBM) programs in schools across several western countries. However, few studies have compared the views of mentors and parents regarding the factors that determine SBM success. Objectives: The purpose of this work is to explore the factors that may facilitate…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes
Improving Rigor and Engagement through Communities of Practice
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Johnson, Lynda – ProQuest LLC, 2010
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and public pressure to prepare students for the twenty-first century has put increasing demands on schools to improve student performance. This action research study examined the efforts of an elementary school principal and her third and fourth grade teachers to improve students' performance in math. The…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Teacher Evaluation, Action Research
Statewide Evaluation of Early Education Programs for Handicapped Children in Louisiana, 1985-86. Summary Report: Pupil Appraisal Staff and Child Search Coordinators.
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
The document includes two questionnaire/survey instruments, one completed by 36 pupil appraisal personnel (e.g., psychologists, social workers, physical therapists, nurses) and the other completed by 38 child search coordinators as part of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs serving handicapped…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Classification, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis