Intended for the Impartial Due Process Hearing Officer, the manual provides information on hearing procedures with particular emphasis on Wyoming's rules and regulations and the mandates of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Chapter I reviews the constitutional and legislative background for due process procedures.…

The pupil personnel worker's role in assessing learning disabled students is examined. The functions of the evaluation team are delineated, as are individual roles of the school psychologist, classroom teacher, educational assessor, social worker, school counselor, attendance officer, and speech and language pathologist. Contents of the report are…

Due to budgetary restraints, two major tasks confronting the physical education profession are: (1) to increase the overall productivity of the staff; and (2) to identify and weed out nonproductive faculty. An evaluative instrument is presented which measures nonteaching performance in a university department. (JN)

The manual provides guidelines for learning officers to resolve disagreements regarding the identification, evaluation, and provision of special education programs and services for disabled students. Part I presents an overview of federal and New York laws and regulations, and describes administrative procedures for identification, evaluation, and…

Defines the role of a department head and suggests some ways to help schools use department chairmen more effectively. (MLF)

To build and maintain positive organizational relationships, author advises that trainers become company researchers . Suggests looking not only at how the organization works internally, but its place in the larger business community and its relationship with various regulatory agencies. Proposes analyzing management problems/needs and…

Although college administrators at every level experience some role conflict or ambiguity while acclimating to new jobs, if the dissonance is unresolved, it can lead to lower job satisfaction and self-confidence, higher tension and psychological strain, and greater feelings of futility and anxiety. Strategies for resolution are individual but have…

The authors provide information to help parents of handicapped children plan, organize, and manage advisory councils for special education programs. Section I summarizes the roles and responsibilities of various advisory councils for special education, including local, regional, and state councils. Section II suggests some ways to organize a…

The role of an occupational therapist (O.T.) in the education of emotionally disturbed children is examined. The neurological involvement of many emotionally disturbed children is linked to abnormal responses from sensory input and distortion or disorganization of perception. Possible explanations for differences between emotionally disturbed and…

Through a feminist perspective of caring, this article examines the differences between masculine and feminine views on good and evil. Argues that analysis and articulation of the feminine view may contribute significantly to an understanding of moral issues and a reformulation of educational practices. (Author/DH)

The article explores the issues of role identity and role negotiation in establishing a viable psychiatric consultation contract with a school program for multihandicapped deaf children and offers guidelines for dealing with the consequences of role confusion and conflict in this consultation relationship. (Author/DLS)

The article suggests a Network of Educational Support Services Team (NEST) to provide adequate educational services for acoustically impaired children. (SBH)

This article explores two issues in conducting qualitative research: (1) the essentials of data collection, and (2) the unique role of the researcher in the data collection process. The author's own research study on use of health and medical information by various members of a classroom team for special education students is used to illustrate…

Urges interpreters of outdoor/environmental education to define their mission, clarify roles of sponsoring organizations, compete successfully in the high tech/high touch society, determine education standards, and address interpretive research guidelines to meet demands of twenty-first century. Examines definition of field, philosophy, audience,…

The author defines a support curriculum for hearing impaired mainstreamed students; and considers the role of four categories of people--administration, classroom teachers, supportive personnel, and students. It is concluded that a support curriculum is one that is comprehensive, creative, flexible, and realistic. (SB)