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Provision of Related Services: State Practices and the Issue of Eligibility Criteria.
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Katsiyannis, Antonis – Journal of Special Education, 1990
This paper reports findings from a survey of state directors of special education (N=38) that focused on current practices in providing related services to handicapped students, with an emphasis on eligibility criteria. Results indicated great variation among states. (Author)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Eligibility, National Surveys
Legal Decisions and Appropriate Education of Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) Students.
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Cullinan, Douglas; Epstein, Michael H. – Journal of Special Education, 1986
The impact and implications of key legal decisions as they affect special education for seriously emotionally disturbed students are discussed. Legal decisions in three key areas are addressed: eligibility for services, discipline (exclusion from school), and related services, particularly psychological treatment. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disability Identification, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
Effects of Behavior Support Team Composition on the Technical Adequacy and Contextual Fit of Behavior Support Plans
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Benazzi, Leah; Horner, Robert H.; Good, Roland H. – Journal of Special Education, 2006
This study examined how the composition of a behavior support team affected use of assessment information in the design of behavior support plans. Specifically, we examined if typical teams designed behavior support plans that differed in (a) technical adequacy and/or (b) contextual fit when (1) teams did not include behavior specialists, (2)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Specialists, School Personnel, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Education Services for Youth with Disabilities in a State-Operated Juvenile Correctional System: Case Study and Analysis.
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Leone, Peter E. – Journal of Special Education, 1994
This study focused on procedural and substantive aspects of special education services for students with disabilities in one state's correctional facilities. Results indicated that, although some incarcerated youth received educational services, few received related services. Students enrolled in special education programs received a…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Correctional Education, Delinquency, Delivery Systems
School Psychology Practices in East and Southern Africa: Special Educators' Perspectives.
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Mpofu, Elias; Zindi, Fred; Oakland, Thomas; Peresuh, Munhuweyi – Journal of Special Education, 1997
A questionnaire given to 42 special educators, leaders in universities, special education institutions, and schools with special education facilities was used to investigate the practice of school psychology in 12 East and Southern African countries. The availability, regulation, and utilization of school psychology services was reported to be…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders
Medical Services: The Disputed Related Service.
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Bartlett, Larry – Journal of Special Education, 2000
This article analyzes the 1999 Supreme Court decision, Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., which affirmed the school district's responsibility to provide medical services to a student with disabilities. It traces the legal history of the issue, examines lines of case law underlying the decision, and discusses the likely…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Delivery Systems
Case Studies on Inclusion: Worst Fears Realized.
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Martin, Edwin W. – Journal of Special Education, 1995
This response to five case studies of inclusive practices for elementary students with learning disabilities finds confirmation of fears that such programs would suffer from problems of organization, planning, and coordination; that related services would not be provided more frequently; and that program value is determined by teacher and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools