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Ihorn, Shasta M.; Arora, Prerna – Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2018
Teleconsultation is being increasingly used in schools to support children with disabilities; however, further evaluation of the impact of this practice is needed. This study describes a teleconsultation model used to provide educational support for students with visual impairments being educated in their local school districts and examines the…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Telecommunications, Visual Impairments, School Psychologists
Jones, Brent M. – NCSSSMST Journal, 2011
Seventeen state-sponsored residential math and science schools have been created across the country to direct talented teens toward STEM careers. Admission is selective, based on competitive grades, standardized test scores, and references. Most of the schools also require preadmission interviews. However, selection interviews may be challenged as…
Descriptors: State Schools, Standardized Tests, Validity, Interviews
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Jones, Brent M. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2011
The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) is a publicly financed, residential early college entrance institute at the University of North Texas at Denton. Created in 1987, TAMS enables high-achieving students planning STEM careers to complete their last 2 years of high school simultaneously with their first 2 years of college. Admission…
Descriptors: High Schools, College Credits, Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs
Kraushaar, Kevin, Comp.; Elliott, Delia, Comp. – 1993
The Southwest Institute for Developmental Disabilities conducted surveys of families of people being served at two state schools and of employees of those schools about expected school closures. All 871 families, guardians, or primary correspondents with families members at the Fort Worth (FW) or Travis (T) State Schools as of March 31, 1992 were…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Employee Attitudes
Kraushaar, Kevin, Comp.; Elliott, Delia, Comp. – 1995
The Southwest Institute for Developmental Disabilities conducted surveys in 1993 and 1994 of families of people being served at two state schools and of employees of those schools about expected school closures. The two employee surveys explored attitudes about downsizing and closure, morale, and job satisfaction. In 1993, 803 employees at the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Employee Attitudes
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Falbo, Toni; Glover, Robert W.; Holcombe, W. Lee; Stokes, S. Lynne – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2005
This article examines the antecedents and consequences of residential choice and school transfers within one of the eight largest urban school districts in Texas. This study is based on survey data from a representative sample of parents of K-12 students enrolled in this district. In addition to demographic characteristics of the family, the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Low Income, Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation