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Peer reviewedDavis, Alan; Smith, Mary Lee – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1984
This case history of the Colorado Study of Learning Disabilities illustrates a variety of functions an evaluation study may serve for policy shapers at the state level. The impact of the initial evaluation is followed over two years, focusing on its use by influential participants in Colorado's special education policy-shaping community. (BW)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Learning Disabilities
