ERIC Number: ED481856
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 166
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Directed Research Project: Integrating Curriculum for All Students, October 1, 1998-September 30, 2001. Final Report.
Kiernan, William
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a 3-year project that conducted research on the effectiveness of an intervention that complies with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, and Massachusetts state standards. The project, conducted at two urban high schools, evaluated an integrated curriculum that included all students in ninth grade general education classrooms. The project's five goals were all accomplished: (1) to research the effectiveness of the interventions in assisting students with disabilities to gain access to and succeed in the general curriculum; (2) to develop and facilitate Curriculum Review Committees at the two high schools who review and adjust ninth grade curriculum and integrate school to work activities, identified skills, curriculum frameworks, and promising practices; (3) to develop transdisciplinary teacher support teams in each high school who assist educators to implement promising practices; (4) to provide outreach activities and educate families on the benefits of curricular adjustment and education reform; and (5) to disseminate research results throughout the state and nation. Appendices provide additional information on survey, training and technical assistance provided; sample curricula materials; conferences attended by project participants; research activities and timelines; research instruments used; overheads for a presentation on the project; sample matrices; summer institutes; parent training materials; and the report of the independent evaluation. (DB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Massachusetts Univ., Boston.
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; School to Work Opportunities Act 1994
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