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Does My Program Really Make a Difference? Program Evaluation Utilizing Aggregate Single-Subject Data
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Burns, Catherine E. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
In the current climate of increasing fiscal and clinical accountability, information is required about overall program effectiveness using clinical data. These requests present a challenge for programs utilizing single-subject data due to the use of highly individualized behavior plans and behavioral monitoring. Subsequently, the diversity of the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Research Design
The Myth about the Special Education Gap
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Winters, Marcus A. – Education Next, 2015
As public schools, charter schools are legally required to educate all students regardless of the difficulties they bring with them into the classroom. Nonetheless, many are concerned that the charter sector fails to educate all comers. Charter schools are often criticized for not enrolling similar proportions of students with disabilities as are…
Descriptors: Special Education, Achievement Gap, Charter Schools, Disabilities
Principal Leadership for Special Education: Perceptions of Principals and Directors of Special Education
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Duncan, Angela Bost – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of public school leaders about principal leadership for special education in ten leadership categories: understanding law and policy, using data to improve teacher performance, using data to improve student performance, creating an inclusive culture, collaborating with families,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Staff Development
Transition Assessment: Using Gap Analysis to Enhance Effective Transition Planning
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Lowenthal, Alison B.; Bassett, Diane S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on transition planning for students with exceptional needs. This is in part the result of the mandates contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. This increased emphasis has revealed a number of shortcomings with how transition planning is done…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Data Analysis, Transitional Programs, Critical Path Method
Data-Based IEP Development: An Approach to Substantive Compliance.
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Deno, Stanley L.; Mirkin, Phyllis K. – 1979
The authors describe the development and use of a structured, data base approach to developing individual education programs for special education students. The components of the "Data-Based Program Modification" (DBPM) approach are described to include five decision areas: problem selection; program selection (least restrictive yet most…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Data Analysis, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Research-Based Interventions and Practices in Special Education: A Parent's Guide for Understanding. Information and Questions to Ask at IEP Team Meetings
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Copenhaver, John; Rudio, Jack – Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC), 2005
The No Child Left Behind Act was designed primarily to ensure educational accountability through schools producing positive results or outcomes for educational efforts. With this policy change, a need exists to provide parents information that describes the evidence basis for curriculum materials and interventions that are being used in special…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods, State Standards, Cognitive Style