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Cuyjet, Michael J., Ed.; Howard-Hamilton, Mary F., Ed.; Cooper, Diane L., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2011
As the diversity of the students on campus increases, the importance for everyone in authority to understand students' distinct cultures and how they perceive institutions, and equally, to understand their own privilege, and often unconscious cultural assumptions, has never been greater. This book presents a comprehensive set of resources to guide…
Descriptors: Social Justice, College Students, Race, Discussion
Salisbury, Christine; Strieker, Toni; Roach, Virginia; McGregor, Gail – 2001
This guidebook describes large scale change strategies to develop inclusive approaches to educational policy and practice at the state and district levels. The information was developed under the auspices of a 5-year federally funded project, "The Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices," which gathered and synthesized information about…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Kukic, Stevan J.; Fister, Susan – 1989
The paper describes the Behaviorally Anchored Supervision System (BASS), an approach to supervision in special education based on the definition of effective instruction developed by the Council for Exceptional Children in 1986. A comprehensive model for excellence in special education is based upon the following four elements: values,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Leadership Effectiveness
National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This guide aims to support state boards of education in influencing the creation of policies that encourage local school districts to use technology effectively as a tool for improving the learning of children with disabilities. It is based on the latest findings from research by the Office of Special Education Programs and the understanding of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Felker, Roberta M. – 1984
The final report summarizes activities of a 3-year project which accomplished the following goals: (1) identification of the most pressing concerns in special education currently facing state and local education policymakers; (2) location of research information through the U.S. Department of Education and other sources which address these issues;…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1994
This manual is a guide to recommended practices and procedures for meeting the special educational needs of young children with disabilities, especially those ages 3 through 5 in Illinois. Chapter 1 provides a brief history of national and Illinois state mandates in early childhood special education, notes the critical role of the family, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational History