Progress in the Education of the Handicapped and Analysis of P.L. 98-199, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983

Progress in the Education of the Handicapped and Analysis of P.L. 98-199, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983
Author: Frederick J. Weintraub
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1985
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The monograph examines the status of education for the handicapped and addresses the provisions of P.L. 98-199 The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983. Chapter 1, on progress in the education of the handicapped, presents information on the following topics: (1) the number of handicapped students receiving a free, appropriate public education; (2) special education and related services personnel; (3) least restrictive environment; (4) student evaluation; (5) individualized education programs; and (6) regressive trends, including the impact of fiscal restraint on actual appropriations. Chapter 2 outlines provisions of P.L. 98-199 regarding such aspects as centers and services to meet the special needs of the handicapped, personnel recruitment and training, research and demonstration projects, and special programs for children with specific learning disabilities. The text of the amended law is included as well as a list of public policy resources that are available through the Council for Exceptional Children. (CL)

Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom

Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom
Author: Susan Baglieri
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317283325

Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom is a core textbook that integrates knowledge and practice from the fields of disability studies and special education. The second edition has been fully revised and updated throughout to include stronger connections between race, class, sexual orientation, gender, and disability to emphasize intersecting identities and experiences; stronger emphasis on curriculum and teaching rather than on attitudes toward disability; and updates to current events, cultural references, resources, research literature, laws, and policies.

Handbook of Research in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Handbook of Research in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Author: Robert Bruce Rutherford
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2007-01-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1593854714

Brinig together leading reserachers, this book integrates current knowledge on emotional and behavioral disorders in the school setting. Reviewed are a range of evidence-based approaches to identifying, assessing, and intervening with this difficult-to-teach population. School practitioners and educators gain essential tools for developing and evaluating programs to improve student behvior, boost self-control and social skills, and maximize academic achievement. Findings on early intervention and prevention are presented, and inplications for policy discussed. Broad in coverage, the volume also empasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in service provision and delineates best-practice guidelines for research.

New Serial Titles

New Serial Titles
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1712
Release: 1989
Genre: Periodicals
ISBN:

A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.