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Gamson, Zelda F., Ed. – The Forum for Liberal Education, 1980
This issue on liberal education contains two short articles on National Project IV and descriptions of liberal education offerings at colleges and universities in the United States. The articles by Richard Hendrix and Zelda F. Gamson discuss objectives of the project and its history. National Project IV, sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Curriculum, College Programs, Consortia
Ferguson, Susan; Ripley, Suzanne – Parent's Guide, 1991
This guide is intended to help parents understand how a child becomes eligible for special education and related services and how to use letter writing to effectively communicate with the school when necessary. Initial information is presented in question-and-answer format and covers parental rights, parental responsibilities, and using letters to…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Bennett, Jim; Davidson, Ian – FE Matters, 1997
The structures/systems required to ensure the quality of individual learning programs in further education (FE) in Britain and the coherence of learner achievement were examined through a study in which data were obtained from a survey of students in individual learning programs at two FE colleges and a literature review. At both colleges,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Coherence, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Goldberg, Marge; Guy, Barbara; Moses, Judith A. – Parent Brief, 1999
This publication discusses education reform and the movement toward standards and assessments and its impact on students with disabilities. It is designed to provide parents with information about changes in assessment and graduation criteria, and assist parents in investigating the changes happening in their districts and states. Different…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Demchak, MaryAnn – Innovations: American Association on Mental Retardation, Research to Practice Series, 1997
This booklet is designed to provide strategies for teaching students with severe disabilities in inclusive settings. Chapters address initial student-specific steps in planning for effective inclusive education, including developing the Individualized Education Program (IEP), targeting IEP objectives in the general education setting, and planning…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies
Malloy, Peggy, Ed. – Deaf-Blind Perspectives, 1998
This collection of three issues focuses on competencies for teachers of learners who are deaf-blind, living with deaf-blindness, and resources in Australia for parents and families of students who are deaf-blind. Articles include: (1) "Research-to-Practice Focus: Competencies for Teachers of Learners Who Are Deafblind" (Marianne Riggio),…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Coping, Deaf Blind
Foster, Herbert L., Ed.; Whittaker, Catherine J. R., Ed. – Forum, 1987
This document consists of five consecutive volumes (19 issues) of the newsletter of the New York State Federation of Chapters of Council for Exceptional Children, covering the 5-year period 1987-1991. Selected major articles from the last three years are are follows (only first author noted); (1) "Whole Language and Special Education"…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship