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Hirschl, Noah; Grodsky, Eric – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2020
This report presents a snapshot of selected features of the condition of education in Wisconsin in 2019. With support from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences, and in collaboration with colleagues at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the authors set out to measure practices in PK-12 education…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Principals
Hairapetian, Anet – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The reauthorization of Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) in 2004 mandated that students with disabilities be educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE), which is also known as inclusion of the student. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate innovative strategies implemented in an inclusive classroom to…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
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Alfaro, Veronica; Kupczynski, Lori; Mundy, Marie-Anne – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2015
State and federal accountability continues to be a major part of public education. The impact that federal legislation has had when working with special needs students adds another facet to public education. Both state and federal accountability play a part in how teachers perceive their attitudes when working with students with disabilities This…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Elementary School Teachers
Pedersen, Mette – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Through a series of individual ethnographic interviews and focus groups, I explored the expectations and anticipations of middle and high school special education teachers as they carry out their professional charge of educating their students with intellectual disability for lives in the least restrictive environment, including possible adult…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, Ethnography
WHITE, CHRISTINE M. – 1967
INNOVATION ENGLISH AT HORTON WATKINS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, IS A MODIFIED FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BOTH TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND TO SHARE THEIR REACTIONS AND IDEAS WITH OTHERS. EACH OF THE APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM ATTENDS ONE LARGE GROUP INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Innovation, English Instruction, Flexible Scheduling
CAWELTI, GORDON – 1968
BECAUSE THE LAST DECADE HAS BEEN A PERIOD OF MORE INTENSE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION THAN ANY PREVIOUS PERIOD IN HISTORY, A NATIONAL STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE HOW SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE CHANGED. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 10,266 REGIONALLY ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND 7,400 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED. THE SAMPLE POPULATION…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Diffusion, Expenditure per Student, High Schools
Lipman, Jeanne E. – 1976
A field test of the Automated Instruction Shorthand System (Random House) was conducted at the University of Northern Colorado Laboratory School to determine its suitability for future implementation in Colorado schools. The multisensory instructional program conditions the rapid recall of Gregg symbols through use of animated sound color films…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Business Skills, Classroom Research
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1973
One of a series devoted to career education in transportation, this guide, which is intended for use by teachers in grades 9-10, presents a program for the exploration of existing and emerging careers in transportation. Section I gives an introduction to career education and its four progressive phases: career awareness, orientation, exploration,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1987
The Public Law 89-313 Instructional Support Program is a federally funded program that serves handicapped students who were enrolled in state-operated or state-supported settings for a minimum of 1 year and then transferred to a New York City public high school. The 1986-87 program emphasized teacher training, consisting primarily of in-class…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Disabilities, Federal Programs, High Schools
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Sitlington, Patricia L. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2008
The transition to adult life for students with reading and writing challenges is an area that is not often addressed. The purpose of this article is to relate the informal assessment process to the broader context of high stakes assessment, high school exit exams, diploma options, and transition planning; identify the competencies needed for a…
Descriptors: Informal Assessment, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Writing Difficulties
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Home Economics. – 1979
This supplement is designed to aid vocational home economics teachers teaching handicapped students in the regular classroom. The first three sections provide background information on legislation affecting teaching of handicapped students in regular classrooms (Public Law 94-142), and definitions of terms associated with these laws; an…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Definitions, Disabilities, Diseases
Morton, Margaret; Champagney, Henry – 1981
This monograph, intended to aid business education teachers, examines various aspects of the legislation concerning the education of handicapped students, and presents methods of teaching handicapped students in regular business education classrooms. The book contains six chapters, a bibliography, and appendixes. Chapters 1-2 summarize the history…
Descriptors: Business Education, Disabilities, Diseases, Educational History
Bauer, Anne M.; Brown, Glenda Myree – 2001
Written with teachers, administrators, and students of Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, this book is grounded in a 2-year action research project that created an inclusive high school. Chapter 1 provides snapshots of interactions in an inclusive high school and refutes some of the concerns expressed by teachers and administrators.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Action Research, Behavior Modification, Black Students