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Kishida, Yuriko; Kemp, Coral – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2006
Child engagement can be used as a child outcome measure, a measure of program quality and a guide for programming decisions. Measures of engagement cited in the literature are examined and features of those measures are described. Based on the gaps identified in the existing measures, the characteristics of a measure of engagement with the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Preschool Children, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming
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
Bruininks, Robert H. – 1987
The project sought to clarify the nature and structure of adaptive functioning and to address methodological issues in its assessment, in order to improve placement, evaluation, and instructional decision-making related to adaptive functioning. Project components included: (1) exploration of the structure of adaptive behavior; (2) comparison of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Emerson, John; Maddox, Mary – 1997
Eastlake High School, a high school in a district in the Seattle (Washington) suburbs, opened a new campus in 1993. The school agreed to work with the Washington Research Institute to examine reform efforts in the developing school. The focus was on ensuring that the needs of special education students were being met as the school unfolded its…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods, Focus Groups
Fritz, Marie F.; Miller, Maury – 1996
This paper briefly addresses critical issues in documenting studies of the effectiveness of inclusive education for students with disabilities and includes a summary table of the existing literature and guidelines for problem solving about inclusion. The importance of sound methodology in documenting effects of inclusion and the dangers of value…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Frick, Ted – 1976
The use of the systems approach in educational inquiry is not new, and the models of input/output, input/process/product, and cybernetic systems have been widely used. The general systems model is an extension of all these, adding the dimension of environmental influence on the system as well as system influence on the environment. However, if the…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Deduction, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods
Rossman, Gretchen B.; Salzman, Julianne – 1995
Initial steps in a long-term effort to identify and analyze evaluations of inclusive education programs are discussed. Three activities have been initiated to survey current evaluation practice. A literature search revealed that "inclusion" is not yet a description for the ERIC system, but that some papers have been published on the topic. A…
Descriptors: Classification, Databases, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Takala, Marjatta – 1995
Experiences of Finnish adults with hearing impairments (n=186) and their views of Finnish society were studied, and methods of collecting data were compared. Study questions focused on knowledge about and satisfaction with Finnish society, participation in activities, and values and attitudes. Respondents who were deaf (n=77) and those who were…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Communication Problems, Data Collection
Revista Investigacion Educativa, 1995
This document consists of the eight issues of the series "Revista Investigacion Educativa" published during the 4-year period 1992-1995. This review of educational investigation seeks to promote the exchange of information about empirical research in education. It is published semiannually, and includes reports of both quantitative and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Articulation (Education), Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques