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Underwood, Karen; Brunner, Anita – 1991
Highlights of a state survey of educational programs to assist limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in Idaho's elementary and secondary schools are reported. An introductory section describes the legislative background and history of the survey and the methods used to gather data on programs and students. These methods include questionnaires,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal)
Weis, Lois, Ed. – 1988
This volume of essays on class, race, and gender in American education contains an introduction by Lois Weis. Cameron McCarthy and Michael W. Apple contributed an overview, "Race, Class, and Gender in American Educational Research: Toward a Nonsynchronous Parallelist Position." The book has two parts. Part 1, "Different Knowledge,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Sousa, David A. – 2002
This book is designed to help teachers turn research on the brain function of intellectually and artistically advanced students into practical classroom activities and strategies. Following an introduction that discuses the myths and realities about giftedness, chapter 1 discusses basic brain structures and their functions. Chapter 2 looks at…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Attention Deficit Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Smith, Hyrum M.; Eckerson, Louise Omwake – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
Most counselors agree that all children could benefit from guidance during the elementary grades in school. Guidance for the gifted adolescent often comes too late to change his study habits or his educational plans; and, early recognition of and help for children with physical, social, and emotional difficulties might prevent delinquency, early…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Guidance, Elementary School Students, Educational Practices
Bird, John – 1996
This study of black students' access to higher education and their progression into employment is based on two research studies conducted in England between 1989 and 1992 at a group of schools and higher education institutions. The text is illustrated throughout by quotations from students, educational staff, and the two research studies. The…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Black Achievement, Black Community
McCobb, James L. – 1994
This guide provides Vermont school districts with resources for offering equal education to limited-English-proficient students. It is organized according to a series of legal obligations to this population. The first four sections outline education-related rights and obligations, provide background information on second language acquisition and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Cultural Pluralism
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Div. of Special Education. – 1991
The manual is intended to support the Oklahoma State Plan for Special Education by establishing minimum standards for program approval, for determination of pupil eligibility, and for appropriate programming within the least restrictive environment. After delineating responsibilities of state and local agencies, the following programmatic aspects…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Confidentiality, Delivery Systems
Berube, Barney; And Others – 1990
Responses to over 100 of the most frequently-asked questions about the education of language-minority students are presented for Maine school personnel. The book has 12 sections. The first lists and defines common acronyms, and the second addresses various aspects of student evaluation, including: identification of limited-English-proficient (LEP)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Resources
Bonny Eagle High School, West Buxton, ME. – 1982
The objectives and activities are described of the Vocational Investigation and Placement (VIP) Project, a demonstration model providing new methods for identification, assessment, referral, education, and placement of handicapped students. An abstract overviews rationale, objectives, procedures, and expected contribution to developing marketable…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Community Services
Ward, James, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This set of papers deals with the integration and maintenance of disabled children in regular Australian classrooms and the mounting pressure on teachers to provide effective instruction for an increasingly broad range of ability groups. Part I is concerned with theoretical issues and research on the integration of children with special learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classification, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
Gardiner, Karen N.; Fishman, Michael E. – 2001
This report examines the disability community's efforts to help individuals who have significant disabilities access and maintain employment. It identifies how welfare agencies can learn from and build upon lessons from the disability community. Chapter 1 describes the hard-to-employ (HTE) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) population…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Education, Agency Role, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Jones, Lee, Ed. – 2000
This book offers 26 papers by black male scholars that examine the experience of being a black man in the academy and demonstrate what black men have contributed to the scholarly enterprise. After a Foreword by the editor and an Introduction by Lee Jones, in Part 1, "Characteristics of the Academy," includes eight papers that cover…
Descriptors: Athletics, Black Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Culture
Kim, Youb, Ed.; Risko, Victoria J., Ed.; Compton, Donald L., Ed.; Dickinson, David K., Ed.; Hundley, Melanie K., Ed.; Jimenez, Robert T., Ed.; Leander, Kevin M., Ed.; Rowe, Deborah Wells, Ed. – National Reading Conference, 2008
This publication offers the 57th Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (NRC). This Yearbook begins with a preface and presents profiles of two awardees, John E. McEneaney and Scott G. Paris. Included in this Yearbook are the following papers: (1) The Education of African-American Students: Voicing the Debates, Controversies, and Solutions…
Descriptors: African American Students, Recreational Reading, Reading Ability, Scholarship
Stages, Frances K., Ed.; And Others – 1996
This collection of 17 readings presents research on college students grouped into sections on getting to college, the college environment, the developmental experience, and general reflections. Titles and authors are: (1) "Population Trends, Socioeconomic Status, and Geographic Distribution" (B. Astone and E. Nunez-Wormack); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Choice, College Outcomes Assessment
Anderson, Winifred; And Others – 1997
Designed to assist parents and teachers in understanding the complex procedures of special education, this book describes the process for obtaining school services for children with disabilities. An introduction reviews six major provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that relate to children's rights to a free,…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Career Planning, Civil Rights, Disabilities
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