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Direct linkObiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Banks, Tachelle, Ed.; Graves, Jessica, Ed.; Rotatori, Anthony F., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019
Early childhood education (ECE) has always been intertwined with the use of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP). To support excellence in ECE, it is critical how the knowledge about individual children and child development principles combined with the knowledge of effective early learning practices. Effective early childhood education…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teaching Methods
Miller, Mev, Ed.; King, Kathleen P., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
Women's lives are often written on their bodies. Yet very little is made of the impacts of embodiment for women in literacy education, both learners and professionals. This volume presents the writings of 26 contributors--teachers, students, and administrators--who examine the rich terrain of personal and professional experiences related to whole…
Descriptors: Females, Literacy Education, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning
Miller, sj, Ed.; Burns, Leslie David, Ed.; Johnson, Tara Star, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2013
Bullying is a contemporary wildfire of a social problem that continues to burn, scar, and even kill U.S. schoolchildren on a daily basis. Not only do the targets of bullying suffer in their abilities to grow, learn and succeed; so do bystanders, and even the bullies themselves. "Generation BULLIED 2.0" details the nature of bullying as a…
Descriptors: Bullying, At Risk Students, Educational Environment, Stereotypes
Ensher, Gail L.; Clark, David A. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
Strong working relationships with diverse families and children are the foundation of successful early intervention. Discover fresh, practical ways to build these relationships in this essential guidebook, every professional's blueprint for working with children and families within the specific context of their culture, family structure, and risk…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Early Intervention, Homeless People, Child Abuse
Download full textInstitute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, TX. – 2002
This participant's manual presents materials for a national conference (May 2002) on youth leadership development within organizations of disabled individuals. Introductory material includes the conference agenda, information about the trainers, and information about the sponsoring organizations, the Independent Living Research Utilization Program…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Empowerment, Independent Living, Leadership Training
Pinkus, Lyndsay M., Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009
In the chapters presented in this volume, leading experts describe some of the assessment challenges in greater detail and provide federal recommendations on how to address them. In "College and Work Readiness as a Goal of High Schools: The Role of Standards, Assessments, and Accountability," John Tanner of the Center for Innovative Measures at…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Assessment
Generation D: The Next Generation of IL Leadership. A National Teleconference. Participant's Manual.
National Council on Independent Living, Arlington, VA. – 2002
This participant's manual provides materials related to a national teleconference on the next generation of independent living leadership for people with disabilities. Introductory material includes the conference agenda, information about the trainers, and information about the sponsoring organizations, the Independent Living Research Utilization…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Disabilities, Empowerment, Independent Living
Farrell, Ann – Open University Press, 2005
Research with children is occurring within a climate of mounting international interest in listening to and consulting with children in ways that are respectful of them as competent informants of their own experience. This interest has occurred within "new times" of heightened accountability, regulation and surveillance of research. This climate…
Descriptors: Researchers, Disabilities, Young Children, Research Problems
Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness
DeVitis, Joseph L., Ed.; Irwin-DeVitis, Linda, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2010
Written by a prominent array of scholars and practitioners, this book elucidates the complexities, contradictions, and confusion surrounding adolescence in American culture and education. For too long, harmful public myths and lies have portrayed teenagers as a principal cause of our nation's social ills. Similar unfair charges have been lodged…
Descriptors: Caring, African Americans, Females, Democracy
Wandry, Donna, Ed.; Pleet, Amy, Ed. – 2003
This book provides practitioners working with young adults with disabilities practical strategies for building expanded partnerships with parents during the transition years. It relies on three beliefs: parents need to be fully informed partners; practitioners need to empower parents to become partners; and parents can become accountable for…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Services, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Rousso, Harilyn, Ed.; Wehmeyer, Michael L., Ed. – 2001
Highlighting the educational issues of girls and young women with disabilities, this book examines how they are exposed to discrimination based on gender and disability/special education status, and how they experience less successful vocational outcomes than males with disabilities and typical female peers upon leaving school. It also describes…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Disabilities
Kansas Univ., Lawrence. – 1997
This compilation of publications from the School-Linked Service Integration Research Project focuses on integrated services and includes the following papers: (1) "New Community Schools: Issues for Families in Three Streams of Reform" (Wayne Sailor), describes issues in special education reform, general education reform, and school/health services…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs
Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Schwenn, John O., Ed.; Rotatori, Anthony F., Ed. – 1999
This volume contains a collection of chapters written by individuals in the fields of general and special education on multicultural education and students with exceptionalities. Chapters include: (1) "Multicultural Education: Powerful Tool for Educating Learners with Exceptionalities" (Festus E. Obiakor); (2) "Educating the African-American…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness
Obiakor, Festus E. Ed.; Ford, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – 2002
The 17 papers in this collection offer innovative pedagogical techniques to improve the learning of African American students with disabilities. Papers are grouped into three sections that address foundations of educational change, managing learning environments, and complementing the school environment. The papers are: (1) "School…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Communication Skills
