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Gill, Douglas H. – 1986
Activities of a Pierce County, Washington, cooperative established in 1983 to unify the delivery of instructional services to secondary special education students in a vocational education context are reported. The report is divided into two major phases: Phase I, A Determination of Secondary Vocational Education Staff Input and Involvement in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Enrollment Trends, Individualized Education Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
Moore, Yvonne Ridings; Harbeson, Cynthia Ann – 1986
This curriculum guide, designed for use by special education teachers of kindergarten through twelfth grade students in Lexington County, South Carolina, addresses five major areas of affective development: (1) understanding emotions; (2) self-concept development; (3) interpersonal skills; (4) skills in behavioral responsibility; and (5)…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWestern Washington Univ., Bellingham. National Rural Development Inst. – 1980
Profiles are presented of programs effective in delivering special education services to students in rural areas. Projects are reviewed in terms of title, contact, strategy setting (occupations, income, special education staff, number of special education students), problem, strategy description, potential users, population affected, special…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Chase, Shirley A.; And Others – 1987
An evaluation was made of the vocational assessment processes for special populations (disadvantaged and handicapped) in the secondary schools in Ohio. A survey instrument was developed and mailed to the 77 vocational evaluators in Ohio, with a 65 percent return. In addition, each of the 125 vocational special needs coordinators in Ohio was asked…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Stowitschek, Carole E. – 1985
This booklet serves as an introduction to the special education process in North Dakota as well as a parent's guide to rights and services provided under the law. The document begins with a brief description of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and the process for receiving special education services. Section II…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Krivacska, James J. – 1987
The preparation of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each handicapped child is seen as cumbersome and time consuming and involves writing similar goals and objectives repetitively for different students. Utilization of a microcomputer-based IEP preparation system has a significant impact on this process and what the school…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities
White, Virginia – 1980
This unit of instruction is one of a series of materials developed by the Comprehensive Vocational Teacher Education Program for the Mississippi ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) Region to provide teacher educators, vocational directors, teachers, and others with basic instructional materials needed to guide and assist inservice vocational…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Agard, Judith A.; Barry, Sharon L. – 1982
The booklet is designed to help school administrators review and evaluate policies and procedures for facilitating communication with parents of handicapped children. Section 1 summarizes the due process provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and discusses the role which interpersonal communication plays in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Check Lists, Disabilities
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Educational Services Branch. – 1984
The manual provides an overview of legislation, policies, and guidelines pertaining to special education in Alberta, Canada. The introductory chapter presents a rationale for special education with sections on policy, guidelines, and procedures; standards; the Cascade model of service delivery; education of disabled adult students; alternative…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Policy
Jones, Philip R.; And Others – 1983
The four-volume study compared the costs and characteristics of public and nonpublic special education programs serving moderately and severely handicapped students in Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS). Data are discussed according to five research questions. First, demographic characteristics are presented, and it is recommended…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Colella, Henry V., Ed. – Forum, 1979
Ten brief articles focus on issues in the administration of special education especially in New York State. Articles have the following titles and authors: "Administrative Skills--Coping with the Future" (J. Gross); "The Impact of Public Law 94-142 and Chapter 853 on Regular and Special Education Administrators" (R. Costello);…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Qualifications, Career Education, Collective Bargaining
Warden, John W.; Lehrman, Raymond H. – 1979
This publication on vocational education goals and objectives is the fourth in the Self-Help series of five booklets designed for Alaska administrators and teachers to improve vocational services provided to handicapped pupils. It begins with a checklist of implications for administrators and teachers. Some reasons for goals and objectives…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Individualized Education Programs
Anderson, Ellen, Comp.; And Others – 1978
Narrative descriptions of activities in 10 areas of Project FAITH (Family Assistance for Infants and Toddlers with Handicaps) and results of the 1977-1978 project year evaluation are presented. Cost figures, strategy activities, significant findings, recommendations, personnel responsible, product development information, and continuation plans…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Evaluation, Family (Sociological Unit)
Semrau, Barbara L.; And Others – 1979
Designed for special education teacher aides, the workbook is the basic text for a five module, competency based, inservice training program. The first module focuses on the role of the teacher and the teacher aide as a team in serving handicapped children. The second module stresses the characteristics of normal child development and the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Diagnostic Teaching
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1979
The manual sets forth regulatory and procedural guidelines for serving exceptional students in Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The following topics are among those addressed: referral procedures; case study committee; assessment, evaluation, and placement procedures; descriptions of programs for exceptional children and youth…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Dependents Schools, Disabilities, Due Process
