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Service-Learning As A Professional Development Tool, Lillian Wichinsky, Carolyn Turturro
Service-Learning As A Professional Development Tool, Lillian Wichinsky, Carolyn Turturro
Administrative Issues Journal
The authors examined students’ attitudes towards grant writing and program evaluation when service learning was integrated into the assignment. Over a two-year period, 71 graduate students participated in an online survey responding to both qualitative and quantitative items. Students overwhelmingly reported that they learned more through the servicelearning experience than they would have doing the assignment as an academic exercise. It is recommended that all disciplines seek out service-learning opportunities to promote professional development.
Federal Accommodation Policy In Practice: Implications For A Substantive Process, Lynn Hemmer, Candace Baker
Federal Accommodation Policy In Practice: Implications For A Substantive Process, Lynn Hemmer, Candace Baker
Administrative Issues Journal
The design of governmental regulations creates an assumption that policy implementation is linear in nature and is unproblematic (Dorey, 2005). As states, local education agencies (LEAs), and eventually school leaders and teachers engage in the policy implementation process, it becomes evident that this hierarchal dissemination of policy results in various interpretations and actions (Spillane, 1996, 2002). In the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the legislative language clearly states that students with disabilities are to participate in assessments with accommodations as described on their Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Research suggests …