
ERIC Number: ED388002
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 208
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ISBN: ISBN-1-56024-743-6
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Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities.
Ysseldyke, James E., Ed.; Thurlow, Martha L., Ed.
Special Services in the Schools, v9 n2 1994
This book on the results of education for students with disabilities considers a number of issues, including what outcomes should be expected and how they should be measured and reported, school reform, the possible role of Goals 2000/Educate America Act, and alternative views on identifying outcomes and setting standards such as those of the National Center on Educational Outcomes. Chapters include: "Outcomes: Watch Your Language!" (James E. Ysseldyke and Martha L. Thurlow); "Federal Policy and Educational Reform: Achieving Better Outcomes for Students with Disabilities" (Louis C. Danielson and David B. Malouf); "Have We Made Progress in Fifteen Years of Evaluating the Effectiveness of Special Education Programs?" (Kenneth Olsen); "What Results Should Be Measured To Decide Whether Instruction Is Working for Students with Disabilities?" (James E. Ysseldyke and Martha L. Thurlow); "National Outcome Data Collection Programs: How They Can Be Used at the Local Level" (Kevin S. McGrew); "Opportunity-to-Learn Standards" (James E. Ysseldyke et al.); "What Is OBE and What Does It Mean for Students with Disabilities?" (Carol B. Massanari); "A State Level Approach to Gathering Data" (LaMonte Wyche, Sr. et al.); "Consensus Building" (Michael L. Vanderwood and Ron Erickson); "A Guide to Developing and Implementing a System of Outcomes and Indicators" (Martha L. Thurlow et al.); "The Contributions of Related Services Personnel to School Reform Efforts" (Elizabeth Hyde); "Broadening Educational Outcomes beyond Academics" (James G. Shriner); "Desired Results of Second Chance Programs" (Cheryl M. Lange and James E. Ysseldyke); "Stakeholder Reactions to Developing a Model for Early Childhood" (Cheri J. Gilman); "Beyond Traditional Standards: A Personal Perspective" (Nancy Verderber); "Parental Perspectives on Educational Outcomes" (Ann P. Turnbull and Janet R. Vohs); and "Future Directions in the Education of Students with Disabilities" (Martha L. Thurlow et al.). (Individual chapters contain references). (SW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Data Collection, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Government School Relationship, Models, Outcome Based Education, Outcomes of Education, Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Special Education, State Programs
Hawthorn Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580 ($39.95).
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Goals 2000
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