Helping At-Risk Students
What Are the Educational and Financial Costs?
1st Edition
Published on 13. November 1992
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-8039-6032-9 (ISBN)
Description
Helping At-Risk Students provides a comprehensive examination of the cost, quality and effectiveness of US educational programmes for at-risk students. The volume examines federal funding, policies, practices, alternatives and models as well as the impact on the disabled, disadvantaged native American, bilingual, at-risk and gifted at-risk students.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
617 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-6032-9 (9780803960329)
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Content
PART ONE: FEDERAL LEGISLATION'S IMPACT ON SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Patricia Anthony
The Legacy Continues
Federal Aid for the Education of Disadvantaged Children - Wayne Clifton Riddle
Funding, Participation, and Legislative Trends
Bilingual Education - Jennifer Sevilla
The Last 25 Years
Federal Legislation Affecting Native American Students - Mildred I K Mueller and Van D Mueller
PART TWO: FUNDING PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS
State Funding for At-Risk Programs and Services - John T McDonough and K Forbis Jordan
Opinions and Practices
State Funding Alternatives for At-Risk Programs - Teresa S Lyons
State Models for Special Education - Deborah Verstegen and Cindy Cox
Cost Projections for Learning Disabilities - Thomas G Finlan and William T Hartman
Special Education in Rural Areas - David C Thompson and Robert H Zabel
PART THREE: POLICIES AND ISSUES CONCERNING AT-RISK POPULATIONS
State Policy for Integrating All Students - Gretchen B Rossman
Impact of Personnel Policies on Students with Disabilities - Stephanie Brown et al
Native American Students - Sidney R Castle
Reemergence of Tribal Influence on Educational Processes
Reaching Out to Prevent Dropping Out - John R Curley
Financing Programs for Gifted At-Risk Students
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Patricia Anthony
The Legacy Continues
Federal Aid for the Education of Disadvantaged Children - Wayne Clifton Riddle
Funding, Participation, and Legislative Trends
Bilingual Education - Jennifer Sevilla
The Last 25 Years
Federal Legislation Affecting Native American Students - Mildred I K Mueller and Van D Mueller
PART TWO: FUNDING PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS
State Funding for At-Risk Programs and Services - John T McDonough and K Forbis Jordan
Opinions and Practices
State Funding Alternatives for At-Risk Programs - Teresa S Lyons
State Models for Special Education - Deborah Verstegen and Cindy Cox
Cost Projections for Learning Disabilities - Thomas G Finlan and William T Hartman
Special Education in Rural Areas - David C Thompson and Robert H Zabel
PART THREE: POLICIES AND ISSUES CONCERNING AT-RISK POPULATIONS
State Policy for Integrating All Students - Gretchen B Rossman
Impact of Personnel Policies on Students with Disabilities - Stephanie Brown et al
Native American Students - Sidney R Castle
Reemergence of Tribal Influence on Educational Processes
Reaching Out to Prevent Dropping Out - John R Curley
Financing Programs for Gifted At-Risk Students