1st Edition

Educational Outcomes for Students With Disabilities

By James E Ysseldyke, Martha L Thurlow Copyright 1995
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Educational Outcomes for Students With Disabilities provides readers with the most current perspectives on outcomes that are certain to have an influence on the services they provide. A shift from a focus on the process of education for students with disabilities to a focus on measurable outcomes is occurring and is permeating every level of education, from policy on down to the classroom. This... Read more
Contents Preface
  • Outcomes: Watch Your Language!
  • Federal Policy and Educational Reform: Achieving Better Outcomes for Students With Disabilities
  • Have We Made Progress in Fifteen Years of Evaluating the Effectiveness of Special Education Programs?
  • What Results Should Be Measured to Decide Whether Instruction Is Working for Students With Disabilities?
  • National Outcome Data Collection Programs: How They Can Be Used at the Local Level
  • Opportunity-to-Learn Standards
  • What Is OBE and What Does It Mean for Students With Disabilities?
  • A State Level Approach to Gathering Data
  • Consensus Building
  • A Guide to Developing and Implementing a System of Outcomes and Indicators
  • The Contributions of Related Services Personnel to School Reform Efforts
  • Broadening Educational Outcomes Beyond Academics
  • Desired Results of Second Chance Programs
  • Stakeholder Reactions to Developing a Model for Early Childhood
  •  Beyond Traditional Standards: A Personal Perspective
  •  Parental Perspectives on Educational Outcomes 
  • Future Directions in the Education of Students With Disabilities
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Ysseldyke, James E; Thurlow, Martha L