Innovation and Development in Special Education: Directory of Current Projects
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 374 611 EC 303 333 AUTHOR Kailas, Anmarie, Ed. TITLE Innovation and Development in Special Education: Directory of Current Projects. 1994 Edition. INSTITUTION Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, Va.; ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA, ERIC/OSEP Special Project on Interagency Information Dissemination. SPONS AGENCY Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Innovation and Development. REPORT NO ISBN-0-86586-254-0 PUB DATE 94 NOTE 207p.; For the previous edition, see ED 350 799. AVAILABLE FROMCouncil for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Dr., Reston, VA 22091-1589 (Stock No. R5027, S9). PUB TYPE Reference Materials Directories/Catalogs (132) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Behavior Disorders; Computer Software; Cultural Differences; Delivery Systems; *Disabilities; *Educational Development; *Educational Innovation; Educational Policy; *Educational Research; Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Emotional Disturbances; Federal Programs; Instructional Effectiveness; Postsecondary Education; Preschool Education; *Program Descriptions; Research and Development; *Research Projects; School Restructuring; Severe Disabilities; Student Evaluation; Teacher Education; Teacher Supply and Demand IDENTIFIERS *Office of Special Education Programs ABSTRACT This 1994 directory of project abstracts provides an overview of the ongoing efforts of researchers supported by the Division of Innovation and Development of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs. Abstracts of 236 projects are separated into 10 sections according to the primary focus of the study. The 10 sections are:(1) assessment and evaluation;(2) cultural differences; (3) infants, young children, and families;(4) instructional effectiveness, models, and learning; (5) policy, restructuring, and service delivery issues;(6) secondary education and postsecondary outcomes;(7) serious emotional disturbance and behavioral disorders; (8) severe disabilities;(9) teacher training, retention, and supply/demand; and (10) technology and software. The information for each project includes principal investigator name and address, grant number, beginning and ending date, purpose, method, and anticipated products. Access to the abstracts is provided by indices for principal investigator, institution, subject, state, and competition. (J DD) Mt 111 (11CIdliCa(lOn()I InclivulLwk InnoNation and DeNelopment in Special Eclucati(m 1)irck tr\ of ( urrklit 1994 1(liti(ort 1)epartnient of Education 011;RA, r,ftipccial Education l'n)u,rai 1Vh 111110\111km 1)c,Nclopinciii BEST COPY AVAILABLE Research in the Education of Individuals with Disabilities Innovation and Development in Special Education Directory of Current Projects 1994 Edition Anmarie Kailas Editor U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs The Division of Innovation and Development Prepared by: ERIC The ERIC/OSEP Special Project ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education The Council for Exceptional Children ISBN 0-86586-254-0 A product of the ERIC /OSEP Special Project, the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education Published in 1994 by the Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091-1589 Stock No. R5027 This publication was developed by the ERIC/OSEP Special Project, which is operated by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, under a contract between The Council for Exceptional Children and the Office of Special Educatim Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted &location is operated under a contract with the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of OSEP, OERI, or any other agency of the U.S. government. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE SECTION Preface iv Introduction vi Assessment and Evaluation. 1 Cultural Differences 2 Infants, Young Children, and Families 3 Instructional Effectiveness, Models, and Learning 4 Policy, Restructuring, and Service Delivery Issues 5 Secondary Education and Postsecondary Outcomes 6 Serious Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders 7 Severe Disabilities 8 Teacher Training, Retention, and Supply and Demand 9 Technology and Software 10 APPENDICES Principal Investigator Index A-i Institution Index A-v Subject Index A-i x State Index , A-xii Competition Index A-x iv PREFACE Toa be meaningful, research must respond to the needs of the community it is meant to serve, and the focus of research must evolve as that community's priorities change. The Division of Innovation and Development (DID), the research and development arm of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), has taken up this challenge by supporting closer relationships between research and practice, exchanging findings and needs with broader audiences, encouraging the development of projects in key areas, and providing direct service to researchers and users. The work and achievements of DID have helped pioneer many common practices found in classrooms today. For example, the Division was one of the first agencies to fund research on cooperative learning and on the effects of early childhood intervention. The Division also has funded seminal work in reciprocal teaching, direct instruction, peer tutoring, learning strategies, and behavioral interventions that have led to dozens of strategies with greater success and enhanced efficiencies for children and youth with disabilities. In fact, the Division's R&D efforts have touched on virtually every aspect of teaching and learning, from exploring the influences of parents and families on learning to teacher planning; from psychosocial development to outcomes-based learning; and from understanding how to best use technology in classrooms to exploring how students use their own language and communication systems to learn. The Division has taken on many of the biggest research challenges facing education today, with results that continue to reshape how educators, policymakers, and the public think about teaching and learning. DID is responsible for four discretionary programs, funded at nearly $40 million in fiscal year 1994 and authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Research ($20.6 million); Technology, Educational Media, and Materials ($10.8 million); Serious Emotional Disturbance ($4.1 million); and Special Studies ($3.9 million). Over the last decade, DID has supported ongoing changes in special and general education and efforts to support knowledge production and use as well as knowledge access. DID has moved toward an agenda that focuses on resultsachieving better outcomes for children and youth with disabilities. This transformation was motivated by a commitment of DID leadership to assure that the research knowledge in which they have heavily invested is accessed and used by practitioners and policymakers to improve their practices, programs, and policies. This directory of project abstracts will provide an overview of the ongoing efforts of researchers supported by DID who are helping to advance DID's results-oriented mission. 6 iv Division of Innovation and Development Staff: Louis Danielson, Director and Acting Chief, Special Studies Branch Doris Andres, Deputy Director and Acting Chief, Research and Development Projects Branch Ellen Schiller, Chief, Directed Research Branch Carole Allan Melville Appell Scott Brown Shirley Bryant Darlene Crumblin Judith Fein Joe Garrett Linda Glidewell Tom Hanley Jane Hauser David Malouf Susan Sanchez Helen Thornton Jane Williams INTRODUCTION The 1994 edition of Innovation and Development in Special Education:Directory of Current Projects (the previous edition was entitled Research in Special Education: Directory of Current Projects) provides basic information on all research projects funded by the Division of Innovation and Development, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, through September 1993. In this edition of the directory you will find abstracts of 236 projects separated into 10 sections according to the primary focus of the study. The 10 sections include:Assessment and Evaluation; Cultural Differences; Infants, Young Children, and Families; Instructional Effectiveness, Models, and Learning; Policy, Restructuring, and Service Delivery Issues; Secondary Education and Postsecondary Outcomes; Serious Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders; Severe Disabilities; Teacher Training, Retention, and Supply and Demand; and Technology and Software. The appendices in the back of the directory include Principal Investigator, Institution, Subject, State, and Competition indices to facilitate finding specific information. The Principal Investigator, Institution, and State indices include page numbers for each occurrence of the name of an investigator, institution, or state. The Competition index lists the title of each competition and each occurrence of a project funded under that competition. Each project appears once in the subject index according to the secondary or tertiary focus of the project. For example, a project placed in Section 5: Policy, Restructuring, and Service Delivery Issues, which is developing a systemic restructuring effort in a high school, is cross-referenced in the Subject Index under Secondary Education. The information in this directory is taken directly from OSEP's in-house