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Doelling, Jane E.; Bryde, Suzanne – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
Guidelines are presented to assist medical, rehabilitative, and educational personnel in helping students with traumatic brain injury make the transition into a school setting. Included are a model for documentation of present level of performance and a guide for appropriate accommodations in public school programs to plan for school reentry. (SW)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Cooperative Planning, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Stroud, Judith E. – Dimensions, 1992
Discusses the philosophy behind the effects of placing at-risk kindergarten children in transitional first grade classes and suggests alternative practices. (BB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention, Educational Philosophy

Boone, Rosalie S. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1992
The implementation of a parent training session with 15 culturally diverse parents in Hawaii preceding a parent-professional conference on transition planning for high school students with disabilities resulted in increased knowledge about transition by participating parents but no significant differences in transition meeting participation…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship

Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Epstein, Joyce L. – American Journal of Education, 1991
Responses from a national survey (Education in the Middle Grades) from 1,753 principals in schools teaching grade 7 highlight the effects of the following practices believed to be responsive to adolescent needs: (1) interdisciplinary teacher teams; (2) group advisory periods; (3) remedial instruction programs; and (4) school transition programs.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Educational Practices

Mason, David G. – CAEDHH Journal/La Revue ACESM, 1997
This study interviewed 50 Canadian deaf adults concerning their observations and experiences as former students in mainstreamed schools and their transition to adult life. Results are summarized for six areas: (1) support services, (2) transition into adult education, (3) transition into the world of work, (4) socialization or alienation, (5)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Communication Skills, Deafness

Lowenthal, Barbara – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Examines definitions of inclusion, mainstreaming, and integration, focusing on developments within the United States. Reviews legislation leading to inclusion, the debate about use of inclusion in early-childhood special education, and the rationale and research supporting inclusion. Describes factors necessary for successful inclusion, including…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Definitions
Evans, Peter – Prospects, 1995
Examines the educational policies and recent legislation concerning special education students in countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD consists mostly of Western industrialized nations and Japan. Includes an overview of programs and resources, as well as several tables of statistical…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Chen, May Kuang-chi; Konantz, James L.; Rosenfeld, M. Lucia; Frost, Clara – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2000
Los Angeles Trade Technical College and the Los Angeles Unified School District have collaborated in several ways to help ethnically diverse, urban school children prepare for and make the transition to college. Document describes collaboration details, including customized academic and vocational partnerships, outreach efforts and college…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Haras, Catherine; McEvoy, Suzanne L. – Research Strategies, 2005
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), collaborated with the CSULA Student Support Program and the Educational Opportunity Program in an innovative attempt to increase visibility and use of library resources and services by at-risk students enrolled in the 2005 Summer Bridge Program. Workshops…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Workshops, Program Effectiveness, Tutors
Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2005
The present study is a longitudinal examination of family-school communication in preschool and kindergarten. Preschool and kindergarten teachers and family workers of 75 children from families with low SES logged the frequency and characteristics of family-school communication, resulting in over 22,000 contacts. Data were collected during a…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Family Programs, Family School Relationship, Longitudinal Studies
Freiberg, Kate; Homel, Ross; Batchelor, Sam; Carr, Angela; Hay, Ian; Elias, Gordon; Teague, Rosie; Lamb, Cherie – Children & Society, 2005
Pathways to Prevention is a developmental prevention project focused on the transition to school in a disadvantaged multicultural urban area in Queensland. The project incorporates two elements: The Preschool Intervention Program (PIP) promotes communication and social skills related to school success; and the Family Independence Program (FIP)…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Social Support Groups, Early Intervention, Prevention
Sanagavarapu, Prathyusha; Perry, Bob – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
This study aimed to examine views, concerns and expectations of immigrant Bangladeshi parents and children in Sydney concerning transition to kindergarten (the first year of school). This study builds on the previous work of the Starting School Research Project at the University of Western Sydney by: (1) deriving data from families and children…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Parents, Parent Attitudes
Chamberlain, Patricia; Leve, Leslie D.; Smith, Dana K. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Transition into middle school presents complex challenges, including exposure to a larger peer group, increased expectations for time management and self-monitoring, renegotiation of rules with parents, and pubertal changes. For children in foster care, this transition is complicated by their maltreatment histories, living situation changes, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Sexual Abuse
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
Cook, Lysandra; Hennessey, Mary L.; Cook, Bryan G.; Rumrill, Phillip D. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
A focus group with nine university professionals from two large Midwestern universities was conducted to investigate their perceptions regarding the unexpected impact of increasing numbers of students with learning disabilities attending college. Participants consisted of six faculty members, two directors of Offices of Student Disability…
Descriptors: College Students, Special Needs Students, Mainstreaming, Inclusive Schools