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Unger, Karen V. – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
Key stakeholders who implement Supported Education may find themselves asking two questions: (1) Has Supported Education been implemented as planned?; and (2) Has Supported Education resulted in the expected outcomes? Asking these two questions and using the answers to help improve Supported Education are critical for ensuring the success of one's…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Outcome Measures, Quality Control
National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2015
This document provides a list of recommended existing resources for state Part C and Part B 619 staff and technical assistance (TA) providers to utilize to support evaluation planning for program improvement efforts (including the State Systemic Improvement Plan, SSIP). There are many resources available related to evaluation and evaluation…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Planning, Technical Assistance
Rowan-Kenyon, Heather T., Ed.; Cahalan, Margaret, Ed.; Yamashita, Mika, Ed. – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2018
There are large gaps in educational access and attainment between the rich and poor in the United States. In 2016, there was a 25 percentage-point gap in college enrollment rates for high school graduates in the top and bottom family income quartiles. Reflections on Connecting Research and Practice in College Access and Success Programs is the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Low Income Students, Disabilities
Zaslow, Martha, Ed.; Martinez-Beck, Ivelisse, Ed.; Tout, Kathryn, Ed.; Halle, Tamara, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
What constitutes quality in early childhood settings, and how can it best be measured with today's widely used tools and promising new approaches? Find authoritative answers in this book, a must-have for high-level administrators and policymakers as more and more states adopt early childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems. The most…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Toddlers
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Crane, Eric W.; Huang, Min; Barrat, Vanessa X. – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2011
This technical brief examines the 2008/09 reading and math proficiency levels among subgroups of Arizona public school students defined by students' race/ethnicity (American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White), English language learner status (English language learner students and non-English language learner students), disability status…
Descriptors: High Schools, Race, Charter Schools, Middle Schools
Smith, Christopher A. – 1984
This manual provides step-by-step directions for developing an inservice staff training program in a rehabilitation facility. The manual is organized in five chapters. Following an introduction that defines inservice training, the first chapter discusses inservice problem identification procedures (conduct a needs assessment and determine present…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Resources, Improvement Programs
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Toelle, Nancy M.; Blankenship, Karen E. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2008
Administrators across the U.S. are collecting and analyzing program and student-specific data to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (2001), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004), and state performance plans. Although most states are not required to disaggregate data for students who are visually impaired,…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Federal Legislation, Program Effectiveness, Accountability
Langford, Lyndon Limuel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model which addresses special education program evaluation needs. As such, the focus was on development. Often development and research are seen as one (e.g., Department of R&D; Director of R&D). They are, however distinctively different in process and product. The model developed provides…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Evaluation Needs, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2009
This document is intended to assist State Education Agency (SEA) and Lead Agency (LA) staff and technical assistance providers in designing a meaningful evaluation for the State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) improvement activities. It provides: (1) information about the relevance of evaluation in the context of improvement…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Technical Assistance, Program Improvement, Guidelines
Kakalik, James S. – 1979
An investigation of the interrelationships and functioning of federal programs aiding the education of handicapped children and an evaluation of possible program improvement is presented. An introductory section discusses the purpose and scope of the study, the approach used, and information sources. Section 2 provides a general discussion of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lewis, Darrell R.; Johnson, David R.; Scholl, Steven R. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2003
This paper reports the use of multi-attribute utility analysis for evaluating the goals and services of a state vocational rehabilitation agency. Uses included: (1) identification and clarification of agency goals and services; (2) engagement of stakeholders in the determination of measurable attributes of these goals; and (3) use of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Agencies, Disabilities
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Jephson, Melanie Britt – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
A survey of directors of 61 Texas early intervention programs found that directors felt that program improvement should be the main reason for program evaluation efforts, that evaluating program goals and child progress are the most feasible strategies, and that evaluating program quality and family progress are the most difficult strategies. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Programs, Disabilities
Russo, Rocco P. – 1980
The Minnesota Research and Development Center for Vocational Education (MRDC) has a major program of research focused on the education of special needs learners. The research study described in this report was a response to the lack of understanding and knowledge about special needs programs and evaluation activities related to these programs. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Mainstreaming, Program Evaluation
McCracken, J. David; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1985
Articles discuss evaluation of vocational agriculture: considerations for improving local program evaluation, self-rating a program, step-by-step program evaluation, advisory council assistance with evaluation, using an advisory committee in evaluation, accreditation evaluation, evaluation programs for handicapped students, evaluating agricultural…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
Ahearn, Eileen M. – 2001
This paper presents a summary of the proceedings of a two-day policy forum on performance goals and indicators for special education. The conference was part of a larger project to research and analyze the impacts of accountability-based reforms on students with disabilities and special education. The forum focused on the feasibility and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Data Collection, Disabilities
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