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O'Brien, John – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2002
This article comments on the previous article (Holburn, 2002), that argues misapplied approaches of person-centered planning can be remedied through scientific practices. It cautions against testing person-centered planning like a drug to establish its causal power and stresses person-centered planning as a way to improve the odds that change will…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation

Holburn, Steve – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2002
This article argues that the popular, but at times, misapplied approaches of person-centered planning can be remedied through scientific practices. It discusses how planners can more effectively achieve today's aspirations for people with developmental disabilities by systematically assessing adherence to the process of person-centered planning…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation

Halle, James W.; Lowrey, K. Alisa – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2002
This article comments on an article (Holburn, 2002), that argues misapplied approaches of personal-centered planning (PCP) can be remedied through scientific practices. It discusses the charge of frequent misapplication of PCP and its widespread adoption and use contrasted to methodological alternatives for evaluating the contribution of PCP. (CR)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation

Holburn, Steve – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2002
This article responds to critiques of a previous article that called for using applied behavior analysis to scientifically evaluate personal-centered planning (PCP). It discusses the need to overcome evaluation obstacles such as inferring internal causation as explanatory, confusing process with outcome, and requiring full consensus on…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation

Evans, Ian M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2002
This article comments on an article (Holburn, 2002), that argues misapplied approaches of person-centered planning can be remedied through scientific practices. It suggests that there are many empirical ways to improve the translation of the fundamental principles of personal dignity into better professional practices, other than through behavior…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation