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Abc Analysis: Identifying How And Why Challenging Behaviors Occur, Katherine Zimmer, K. M. Murphy Sep 2012

Abc Analysis: Identifying How And Why Challenging Behaviors Occur, Katherine Zimmer, K. M. Murphy

Katherine Zimmer

No abstract is currently available.


Using Storybooks To Promote Language And Literacy Development With Infants And Toddlers, Katherine Zimmer Sep 2012

Using Storybooks To Promote Language And Literacy Development With Infants And Toddlers, Katherine Zimmer

Katherine Zimmer

No abstract is currently available.


Increasing Faculty Awareness Of Students With Disabilities: A Two-Pronged Approach, Michael Humphrey, Lee Woods, Linda Huglin Jan 2012

Increasing Faculty Awareness Of Students With Disabilities: A Two-Pronged Approach, Michael Humphrey, Lee Woods, Linda Huglin

Linda Huglin

Many universities use a center-based model to deliver services to students with disabilities. A hybrid service delivery model utilizing a center-based disability resource and faculty mentors was recently implemented in a large, public university in the Northwestern United States. Noticeable improvements observed to date include increased administrative support, positive collaborations with teaching center staff, and increased faculty awareness of resources for instructing students with disabilities.


Youth And Administrator Perspectives On Transition In Kentucky's State Agency Schools, Norman Powell, Amy Marshall, Doris Pierce, Ronnie Nolan Dec 2011

Youth And Administrator Perspectives On Transition In Kentucky's State Agency Schools, Norman Powell, Amy Marshall, Doris Pierce, Ronnie Nolan

Norman W. Powell

Students, a large percentage with disabilities, are at high risk for poor post-secondary outcomes in nontraditional state agency schools. This mixed methods study described transition within Kentucky's state agency education programs, from the perspectives of youth and administrators. Results indicated: that transition is more narrowly defined within alternative education programs; that key strengths of transition practice are present in nontraditional schools; and that the coordination barriers within this fluid interagency transition system are most apparent in students' frequent inter-setting transitions between nontraditional and home schools.


Mastery: A Lesson From Maria In Venezuela, Norman Powell, Sandra Powell Dec 2011

Mastery: A Lesson From Maria In Venezuela, Norman Powell, Sandra Powell

Norman W. Powell

A youth worker finds hidden strengths in a young homeless teen mother.


Relationship – The Fourth “R” In Our Schools, Lee Wilkinson Dec 2011

Relationship – The Fourth “R” In Our Schools, Lee Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

No abstract provided.