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Peer reviewedBillingsley, Bonnie S.; Houck, Cherry K. – Planning and Changing, 1988
Describes a systemwide participatory planning model designed to facilitate improvement of secondary learning disabilities programs. The model had three phases: central program planning and description, school-based program planning, and implementation and evaluation. This program generated a sense of shared ownership and direction among one…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Learning Disabilities, Models, Participative Decision Making
Download full textIntriligator, Barbara A. – 1982
Although Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) raised public awareness of the civil rights of the handicapped, the policy problems that it was intended to solve included more than civil rights issues. In particular, the law did not provide for modifications of its policies in improving public education opportunities for…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Policy Formation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
The Discretionary Programs, Parts C through G of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, provide a framework for meeting the unique educational needs of children with disabilities. At this hearing, representatives of disability organizations provided information concerning program effectiveness and program impact on the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedTymitz-Wolf, Barbara – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1986
Teacher educators should foster the development of teachers who create and maintain humane learning environments (such as those needed to fulfill the legacy of Public Law 94-142) by creating similar supportive environments (i.e., teacher education programs that accept students as they are, treat them with respect, and nurture joy in learning).…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy
Lakin, K. Charlie; And Others – 1990
The second of five volumes of a report on instructional programs for handicapped children and youth in day and residential facilities, this document describes methodologies and results of the first of four components of the study, a national survey of separate facilities for handicapped children and youth which yielded responses from 1,315 day…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Day Programs, Disabilities, Educational Change
Peer reviewedOtis-Wilborn, Amy K.; And Others – Teaching Education, 1991
Identifies issues in educating students with disabilities who enter postsecondary programs intending to teach individuals with disabilities. The article discusses legal issues guaranteeing equal educational access, questions assumptions about teacher preparation, and mentions contributions to educational quality made by people with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, College Students
Stephens, Susan A.; And Others – 1990
The purpose of this study was to carry out the mandate of the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1983 and 1986 which called for an analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of procedures undertaken by state education agencies, local education agencies, and intermediate educational units to improve programs of instruction for handicapped…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Day Programs, Disabilities
Phelps, L. Allen, Ed. – 1980
This product of the Leadership Training Institute/Vocational and Special Education contains a series of policy papers focusing on the impact of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) provision upon vocational education programming for handicapped youth. Nine papers are included: (1) Legislative Issues and Perspectives: IEPs for Handicapped…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
