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Direct linkTichá, Renáta; Pettingell, Sandra L.; Lemanowicz, James; Feinstein, Celia S.; Bershadsky, Julie; Houseworth, James; Zhang, Alicia Q. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The purpose of this study is to lay a foundation for illustrating the importance of longitudinal data collection by sharing the results of the Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) program in Pennsylvania designed to collect data over time on the quality of services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this article,…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Quality Control, Longitudinal Studies, Intellectual Disability
Nichols, Chad; Block, Martin E.; Wilson, Wesley J. – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2019
Graduate programs in adapted physical education (APE) prepare individuals to work with students with disabilities in the physical education setting. However, these APE graduate programs vary widely throughout the country, and there has never been a systematic effort to identify and analyze these programs. Therefore, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Graduate Study, Students with Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Stolar, Margaret – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore and to compare the programs at two Pennsylvania Universities for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). The study explored how each university began the program from idea to implementation, including why and when it was started. The first university in this study was a four-year private school that…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intellectual Disability, Program Descriptions, College Students
Anderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
The following profiles address the basic decisions and actions that state education policy-makers--in the state departments of education, unless otherwise noted--are taking to foster successful statewide implementation of the new standards and aligned assessments in 15 states. These profiles provide a descriptive overview of each state's…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Program Implementation, Outcome Measures
Burdette, Paula; Etemad, Pontea – Project Forum, 2009
Response to intervention (RTI) arose, in part, from the limited success of the pre-referral process, an approach advocated in the 1980s and 1990s, and accurately measuring the discrepancy between aptitude and achievement in young children. Reflecting these concerns, when the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was reauthorized in…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, State Programs, Eligibility, Disabilities
Download full textReider, Barbara Blatt; Portnoy, Sidney – 1976
Described is the Early Intervention program of Pennsylvania's Federation Day Care Services which serves young children with learning disabilities or delays in social or emotional development. Reviewed are such program aspects as philosophy of service and objectives (including stress on affective education and problem solving skills), criteria for…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances
Somerton-Fair, M. Ellen; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1978
The Pennsylvania Training Model's Educational Planning System for teaching the severely/profoundly handicapped is described. (Author)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Camoni, Gene A.; McGeehan, Linda – Principal, 1997
A Pennsylvania school received a grant to participate in GATEWAYS, a state-sponsored initiative to help local districts provide quality programs for students with moderate to severe disabilities. GATEWAYS' outstanding feature is its peer buddy program, which has significantly improved both the Buddies' and special-needs students' interpersonal…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Competence
Lutz, Carolyn Hebden; And Others – 1980
The document--80% of which consists of appendixes--presents the final report of Project AID (Assistance for IEP Development), designed to assist schools in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the initiation of the individualized education program (IEP) process for handicapped students. Intensive training programs were devised for personnel in each…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Children, Curriculum Design, Disabilities
Byrne, Jane M., Comp. – 1976
Intended as a guide for professionals and local administrators in initiating and developing early intervention programs for handicapped children, the volume provides descriptions of 10 models and techniques presently utilized in Pennsylvania. Included are reports with the following titles and authors: "A System of Open Learning" (P.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1984
Objectives of this assessment of Pennsylvania's vocational programs for the handicapped were to describe and evaluate the programs' impact and explore the local capability for offering vocational program services to the handicapped. Study methodology was guided by 23 evaluation questions representing five major study components: problems and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Research
Horton, Gerald T.; And Others – 1976
This report focuses on one method of human services integration--starting with a categorical funding and program base which is expanded to integrate complementary services and resources into a comprehensive service package. The four projects examined illustrate the following initial categorical bases: Community mental health services, primarily…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Counseling, Community Centers, Community Services
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. – 1998
This booklet describes 26 projects funded by Pennsylvania (PA) Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE). Descriptions include title, purpose, impact, project outcomes, conclusions or recommendations, project continuation or future implications, product, project director, and descriptors. The following projects are profiled: AchievE:…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Career Guidance
