Special Education in America's Cities: A Descriptive Study.

Autor/inn/en	Buttram, Joan L.; Kershner, Keith M.
Institution	Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Titel	Special Education in America's Cities: A Descriptive Study.
Quelle	(1988), (120 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Disabilities; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment; Handicap Identification; Longitudinal Studies; Mainstreaming; Parent Grievances; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Referral; School Funds; School Surveys; Special Education; Student Evaluation; Student Placement; Urban Education; Urban Schools; Urban Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Einschulung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Beschwerde; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Schülerpraktikum; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Stadterkundung
Abstract	This study examined the management, operation, and effectiveness of special education programs in 33 urban school districts from 1984-85 through 1986-87. Data were collected on special education students, facilities, budgets, pre-referral, referral, placement, exit from special education programs, program evaluation, vocational education, related services, special education complaints and hearings, mainstreaming, and student progress evaluation criteria. Findings are organized around six underlying themes: the stability of school district enrollments and funding for special education programs; the referral and subsequent placement of students in special education programs; the incidence of complaints and hearings; the impact of federal and state regulations on program evaluation; the integration of special and regular education programs; and policy and program recommendations. No major increasing trends were found in enrollment or expenditures over the years studied. Numbers of inappropriate referrals were reduced. Complaints and hearings were not a major problem in most areas, and most special education students were enrolled in buildings that also held regular education classes. Recommendations based on these and other findings are offered. Eleven appendices describe the study's methodology and present raw data. (PB)
Anmerkungen	Research for Better Schools, 444 North 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19123-4107 ($19.95).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01