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A Preliminary Investigation of Parents' Opinions about Safety Skills Instruction: An Apparent Discrepancy between Importance and Expectation
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Agran, Martin; Krupp, Michael – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The available data suggest that both students and adults with disabilities sustain injuries and are victims of crimes at high levels. Despite these alarming data, several researchers have suggested that safety skills instruction has largely been ignored as a curricular domain. Further, although parents can serve a critical function in educational…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Safety Education, Skill Development, Children
Survey of Family Involvement in and Satisfaction with the Los Angeles Unified School District Special Education Processes
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Hernandez, Jaime E.; Harry, Beth; Newman, Lynn; Cameto, Renee – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2008
The parent-school relationship for families of students with disabilities is clearly prescribed by law and is one of the main tenets of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 2004 (Newman, Cameto, & Hernandez, 2005). The measurement of this relationship presents a challenge in the context of what is meaningful participation,…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Satisfaction
Leaving School: Implementing Transition Planning: What Data and State Experiences Can Tell Policy Makers and Educators. A Project ALIGN Issue Brief.
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Mitchell, Melissa, Ed. – 1997
This policy brief examines states' experiences and data regarding implementation of the transition planning mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It reports on a study which investigated whether implementation of transition planning was associated with decreased dropout rates for youth with disabilities and whether the format…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Compliance (Legal), Data Collection, Disabilities
Special Education in New York State: Parent's Perspective.
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New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Albany. – 1990
This New York State study evaluated problems encountered by children with handicapping conditions and their parents (N=1,486) in obtaining a free, appropriate public education. The majority (64 percent) of parents were satisfied with their child's educational program. Only 19 percent were dissatisfied. Parents of children with physical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Age Differences, Conflict Resolution, Disabilities