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Johnson, Taylon M. "Autism Policy: State and National Legislation Analysis." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/278.
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This research thesis is a policy assessment of the factors that contribute to the current status in treating autism. The policy assessment begins with a description of the key components that that influence policy outcomes in regard to autism.
After developing a policy model that outlines various components of issues and approaches to the policy has on Autism, the paper examines several issues with regard to Autism policy, including the lack of insurance coverage, state legislation, waiting lists, evidence vs. non evidence treatments, and the high price for treatments. The paper also examines current approaches to Autism, and potential solutions. Solution analysis on current policy alternatives is provided and, this suggests that increasing knowledge and awareness of the affects of autism on society needs further attention along with proper funding for early treatment.
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Deng, Huiwen, and 邓汇文. "Understanding new governance in China: a casestudy of the 2006 revision of the compulsory education law of thePeople's Republic of China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50899739.
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This thesis examines the ways in which the role of the National People’s Congress (NPC) has evolved within the political system of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as well as the implications for the formulation and deliberation of educational policy. This research reported herein compared the revision of the PRC’s Compulsory Education Law, which the National People’s Congress’ Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted in 2006, with the Compulsory Education Law adopted in 1986, with special reference to the education finance issues underlying the country’s compulsory education provisions. Underlying this research is an attempt to identify and understand new governance emerging in China.
The findings of a careful study of documents and data obtained from in-depth interviews suggest that the NPC played a qualitatively different role in the 2006 revision of the Compulsory Education Law than in the original. First, in this revision, where necessary, the NPCSC and its working committees provided a legal platform that was used for negotiation, bargaining, and compromise among ministries of the Central People’s Government and local people’s governments. Second, the NPC was used as a way to hold the latter accountable to the former on this particular issue. Third, through the platform provided by the NPCSC and its working committees, the NPC became a key actor in deliberating on, formulating, and monitoring the finance-related policies in the 2006 revision. In the aggregate, as this thesis argues, this constitutes a fundamentally different legal approach to formulating these policies. The emphasis is now placed on legally and mutually binding agreements between the Central and local people’s governments, and hence on the implementability (可操作性) of finance-related policies based on a clear division of responsibility among the parties concerned. This change in legal approach would render a different model of policy implementation and monitoring, with a relative tightening of control by both the State Council (SC) and the NPC over local administrations’ power to organize and administer China’s educational system.
Based on the findings presented in Chapters five and six, this research refined a new institutional approach to depicting policy-making in contemporary China. As the Chinese polity becomes more complex, the dynamic relationship between the NPC and the SC must be redefined in light of changes in the distribution of decision-making power between the two. It is argued in this thesis that the NPC’s substantial involvement in the relationship between the Central and local people’s governments not only indicates changes in the dynamics of the institutional relationship among the central legislature and the Central and local people’s governments, but also reflects changes in the modality of governance adopted by the Chinese Communist Party. Finally, this thesis argues that regulation-oriented concept of governance, rather than a general concept of governance initially developed in the West, may offer a better understanding of new governance emerging in China.published_or_final_version
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Silverman, Elizabeth A. "Sex Education in California: The Disconnect between Legislation and Implementation." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/384.
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This thesis explores the fundamental disconnect between California’s image as a national champion of progressive youth sex education and the failure to implement and monitor the instruction of comprehensive sex education as outlined by sections 51930-51939 of the California Education Code.
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Resmann, Brittany L. "No child left behind? the relationship between education policy and student success /." Orlando, Fla. : University of Central Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002607.
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Robinett, Melinda Kathleen. "Special education due process hearings : state differences /." Diss., This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-165959/.
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DeSander, Marguerita Kalekas. "Tenured teacher dismissal for incompetence and the law: A study of state legislation and judicial decisions, 1983--2003." W&M ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154049.
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Sakati, Zukiswa. "Teachers' views regarding the influence of quintile-based school categorisation on the culture of teaching and learning in no fee schools." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/4981.
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The main aim of the study is to determine the views of teachers in the East London district on the influence of quintile-based school categorization on the culture of teaching and learning in No Fee Schools (NFS). The study is motivated by the high rate of underperformance registered by the NFS despite the huge amount of support and intervention directed to them. The study is located in the interpretive paradigm and hence used, was a qualitative approach and case study design. Purposive sampling technique was followed to identify participants. Twelve (12) teachers from three research sites, which are NFS, participated in the study. Data was gathered through observations, document analysis and one-on-one semi-structured interviews, respectively. In each school, a principal, a School Management Team (SMT) member and two Grade 12 teachers were interviewed as participants in order to enrich the study. The study is underpinned by the Social Identity Theory (SIT) which is guided by the pursuit of evaluative positive social identity through positive intergroup distinctiveness, which is, in turn, motivated by the need for positive self-esteem (Tafjel & Tunner in 1979). Thus, according to Hogg (2006), social identity is motivated by self-enhancement and uncertainty reduction, which causes groups to strive to be both better than and distinct from other groups. This theory afforded the researcher the opportunity to understand how teachers’ personal identity and professional identities are influenced by the categorisation status of their schools as well as by their associates. This study revealed that the no fee categorisation status seems to affect the teacher identity and their professional identities which in turn appears to affect the culture of teaching and learning in NFS. This is indicated by data that some of the teachers in NFS seem to be in denial or feel rejected whilst some are proud and embracing teaching in these disadvantaged schools. The study further reveals inadequacy of the funding systems to address lack of resources in NFS means teaches have to provide for these in one way or another. One of the main findings of this study is that various strategies used by the NFS in trying to enhance the culture of teaching and learning in their schools produces differentiated results depending on teacher’s attitudes, commitment, determination and hard work. The study also reveals that teachers from the same communities as the schools in which they work are more dedicated and willing to go an extra mile to plough back. In addition to this, teachers from similar environments seem to be driven by their backgrounds to help and support destitute learners. Amongst the strategies used in schools, matric revision camp, cell phone policy and parenting of learners by teachers are the most effective in terms of enhancing culture of teaching and learning thereby improving matric results. Moreover, the study further divulges that some of the teachers in NFS are committed, motivated and hardworking despite the contextual factors found in these schools. Furthermore, learners in these schools tend to mirror their teacher’s positive attitudes, hard work and determination towards their work which in turn they apply in their own studies. The study concludes with the findings that the teachers in underperforming NFS have to prove their worth to their associates in affluent schools or high performing NFS. Structural committees used at school levels have a positive contribution in the effective implementation of the intervention and support programs directed at NFS.
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Heath, John Lionel Potgieter. "An investigation into the present system of orientation for pupils entering high school under the jurisdiction of the Cape Education Department, leading to an orientation programme." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004769.
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SCHONEMAN, TRUDY ANNE. "RELATED SERVICE PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC LAW 94-142: ISSUES AND RULINGS (PL94-142)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/188098.
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The difficulties in interpreting and implementing the related services required under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 have generated many state and federal court cases, state and local administrative hearings, and federal policy letters. However, these court cases, hearings, and policy letters have resulted in some contradictory rulings pertaining to the provision of related services. The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the issues associated with the provision of related services, (2) determine how they have been resolved in these administrative and judicial procedures, and (3) more clearly delineate what related services must be provided by school districts. This study utilized a descriptive research design. Using a documentary analysis method, state and federal court cases, state administrative hearings, and federal policy letters were analyzed. The analysis was divided into two major sections: issue analysis and issue resolution. The issue analysis section included the background of both the subject and the issues, as well as the specific interpreting body. The issue resolution section included the rulings and the rationale for each division. Data from each court case, administrative hearing, and policy letter were recorded on an individual analysis form. Data from each individual analysis form were then recorded on a corresponding matrix specifically designed to display information in relation to each research question. As a result of this study, it was determined that two issues generated policy interpretations or rulings by the courts, state administrative hearings, and/or policy letters. The first issue pertained to the definition of related services and whether or not a specific service was a related service within the federal definitions. The second issue revolved around the determination of a student's need for a service or eligibility for a service. An analysis of the rulings indicated that school districts were required to provide the contested related service in 67% of the cases in this study. It was also determined that the interpreting bodies broadened the definition of related services by ruling school districts to provide services that were not named or defined in the federal regulations of Public Law 94.142.
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Smith, William J. 1947. "The education of exceptional children in Québec : a study of government policy goals and legislative action." Thesis, McGill University, 1989. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61245.
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Policy research in education is a relatively new discipline which deals with the analysis of public policies governing education. The professional literature provides both a conceptual and methodological basis for defining what constitutes a public policy and the means to carry out different types of analysis. Using such a framework, this study analyzes the policy of the Government of Quebec with respect to the education of exceptional children. More specifically, the study focuses on the policy goals and legislative action of the Government.Three separate research questions are each addressed by a systematic analytical framework using a form of qualitative content analysis. The methodology consists first of summarizing all policy data in a computerized database and then scrutinizing these summary statements to search for and analyze emergent themes and the content of policy objectives and standing decisions. The relation between these elements is then determined on the basis of specified decision rules. This analysis has also been subjected to an inquiry audit to test for the dependability and trustworthiness of the results.
The analysis reveals three emergent policy themes, over eighty specific objectives and almost 100 standing decisions, which are found in statutes, regulations, ententes and administrative documents. Various incongruencies between the goals and the legislative action are identified and discussed; implications for further research are presented, with reference to the literature.
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Wery, Anne. "Bruits et silences savants, les politiques du Ministère de l'éducation au Nouveau-Brunswick, 1937-1943." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq23740.pdf.
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Jackson, Martha J. (Martha Jane) 1949. "The Educational Opportunity Act of 1984: A Study of Legislative Politics." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332436/.
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The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of identifying and assessing degrees of influence of environmental conditions and actors which influenced the passage of House Bill 72 by the Texas legislature. The two methods used to collect this data were personal interviews of key actors in the legislative process and a questionnaire administered to all members of the 68th Texas legislature.
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Lindley, Michael R. "The home schooling movement in the state of Indiana as perceived by public school superintendents." Virtual Press, 1985. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/437424.
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The purpose of the study was to ascertain and report current attitudes of public school superintendents in Indiana regarding the problems associated with home schooling, and, to recommend solutions to the problems identified. To facilitate reporting the data the study was written in five chapters. Chapter I included an overview that delineated the purpose for the study and organization for subsequent chapters.Chapter II presented a review of related research and literature directly pertaining to the study. Constitutional issues related to the First, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution were reviewed. The issue of individual rights versus the police power of the state was found to be a balancing act which required careful scrutinization in the courts to protect the rights of individuals and the rights of the state to an educated citizenry.Chapter III contained an explanation of the methods and procedures employed to derive the necessary data. The chapter contained a description of the population, sources of data, methods used in the development of the questionnaire, procedures for collection of the data, and, methods for analysis of the data.Chapter IV presented an analysis of the data collected. The superintendents indicated a 64.83 percent increase from 1982-1985 in home schoolers and future growth was probable. The respondents indicated all home schoolers should be required to register with the Department of Education with hours of attendance, curriculum, and proof of learning monitored by the state.Chapter V provided a summary of the study, findings, conclusions, and recommendations. The findings support the following conclusions:1. Public school superintendents need to recognize the legitimacy of home schools as a legal alternative to public schooling.2. Courts will not support public school superintendents in Indiana when prosecuting home schooling parents for violation of compulsory attendance statutes unless definitive proof exists that no structured education has been provided.3. Compulsory attendance statutes as stated provide for a wide variation of interpretations and may lead to unnecessary litigation.4. Requiring parents to prove teaching competency and establishing minimum state guidelines for home schools would assist in meeting the legislative intent of the compulsory attendance statute.
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Benitez, Christina Marie. "A Study of the Influence of Parent Advocacy, Media Coverage, and Social Events on State Legislation on Bully-Suicide Prevention." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5124.
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The focus of this study was to ascertain what, if any, were the commonalities and differences between and among bully-suicide victims between the ages of nine and eighteen. The focus of this study additionally was to determine to what extent, if any, was there a relationship between parent advocacy, media coverage, and/or a social event related to bully-suicide and the implementation or amending of state anti-bullying legislation. Bully-suicide victims (N = 92) from throughout the United States whose information was available through Internet search engines were included in this study. Further, state legislators (N = 50) who sponsored their states most recent anti-bullying legislation also were included. State legislators who provided direct responses to the request to participate answered four interview questions regarding their sponsorship of anti-bullying legislation. Commonalities between bully-suicide victims were analyzed to determine if particular demographics had an equal likelihood of occurrence. Legislator responses to the interview questions were analyzed for themes using a phenomenological research method. Through an examination of the research results and related literature, the researcher determined that there was a statistically significant deviation from equal likelihood of groups for bully-suicide victims who were male, high school-aged, or targeted due to appearance or sexual orientation. Further, bully-suicide victims were most frequently subjected to verbal bullying. Evaluation of the data also unveiled that parent advocacy, media coverage and social events related to bully-suicide were related to state legislator sponsorship of anti-bullying legislation.ID: 031001276; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Adviser: .; Title from PDF title page (viewed February 25, 2013).; Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2012.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207).
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Flanigan, Jackson L. "The West Virginia Pauley v. Bailey decision: an historical perspective." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50018.
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In 1979, the West Virginia Supreme Court remanded to the trial court the highly controversial Pauley v. Bailey decision. Subsequently, the trial court judge, Arthur Recht, following the specific instructions of the Supreme Court, ruled the public school finance system unconstitutional. Justice Recht ordered the West Virginia Legislature to develop a state system for funding the public schools that would comply with the constitutional mandate to provide a system of public schools that was "thorough and efficient" (West Virginia Constitution Art. 13 Section 1). Thus, West Virginia joined six other states that have ruled their state systems for financing public schools violative of their respective state constitutions. The purpose of this study was to identify the historical circumstances affecting the public school finance system which ultimately led to the Pauley decision. In addition, the study traced and chronicled the legislative and judicial attempts to implement Pauley through the end of the West Virginia Legislature in 1984.Ph. D.
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Nwanne, Andrew Ihielu. "The Perceptions of Public School Principals in the State of Texas Concerning Selected Court Decisions." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330577/.
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The problem of this study was to determine the extent of agreement or disagreement by public school principals in the State of Texas with fifty selected court decisions. The population of the study consisted of all the public school principals in the State of Texas. From this population, a subject of 600 potential respondents was chosen for participation in the study upon the recommendation of the doctoral advisory committee using a random sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a law questionnaire that was developed in conjunction with Dr. Roosevelt Washington of North Texas State University. The first part of the law questionnaire requested background information from the respondents which was used for the independent variables of the study. The second part of the law questionnaire contained fifty summarized court decisions to which principals were asked to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement.
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Hughes, N. Sue Cothran. "A Descriptive Study of Personnel Decisions Appealed to the Texas State Commissioner of Education August 1981 - August 1986." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331426/.
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The problem. --The problem in this study was to describe the issues arising in employment decisions appealed to the Texas Commissioner of Education. Decisions made in courts are binding on school officials, and they are published in law reporters found in most libraries. The Commissioner's decisions are also binding on school officials, but they are not published or widely reported. Thus, this important body of information may not reach those who are responsible for its application.
Methods. --The decisions of the Commissioner were examined to determine the issues and the underlying rationale used by the Commissioner in the process of deciding the appeals. A series of data reductions allowed a determination of patterns found in the outcomes of the decisions which favored the employee and those which favored the school districts. The analysis produced a set of data from which implications for decision making could be drawn.
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Connolly, Peggy. "A Performance Appraisal Model for Postsecondary Education." PDXScholar, 1989. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1246.
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Purpose. Although performance appraisal is an important factor in the successful operation of organizations, it is often a difficult and threatening task. Traditional approaches to evaluation have proved to be neither effective nor in legal compliance. This problem affects postsecondary institutions, where customary subjective appraisal contributes to undesirable employment discrimination.
This study provides postsecondary administrators with an effective and legally defensible model of performance appraisal. Research addressed these questions: (1) What does statutory law mandate in appraisal? (2) What issues, patterns, and decisions concerning appraisal have been identified through the judicial process, and what degree of consistency has been shown in decisions? (3) What standards are suggested by performance appraisal law and practices? (4) What should constitute an appraisal program for postsecondary education that synthesizes appraisal practices and emerging legal standards?
Federal statutes and court records governing employment practices were examined to identify data. Data were analyzed according to principles of grounded theory development proposed by Glaser and Strauss, and complemented by legal research methodologies recommended by Alton. Appraisal law was summarized, followed by review of current practices identified in appraisal literature. A performance appraisal model for postsecondary education synthesizing legal standards and current practices was presented.
Although statutes governing appraisal apply to all employers, the courts demand less stringent compliance by postsecondary institutions. The judiciary acknowledges prejudice in employment decisions in academia, but implores educators to regulate their own behavior to preserve academic freedom.
In non-academic employment, periodic appraisals should be based on written, objective standards known to employees, that are valid, reliable, and fair; and administered and scored under standardized conditions by trained evaluators. Records must be confidential.
The courts do not require strict compliance by postsecondary institutions; they urge, but do not mandate, that academic employees be treated without bias.
Guidelines are needed to define a non-discriminatory evaluation process for postsecondary employees. This research model presents a first step toward this goal.
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Livesay, Norman Dwight. "An analysis of the laws affecting the employment rights of public school employees in the state of West Virginia." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52326.
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The purpose of this study was to examine provisions of the Constitution of West Virginia, enactments of the West Virginia Legislature, decisions of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, policies of the West Virginia Board of Education, opinions of the Attorney General, and interpretations of the State Superintendent of Schools to ascertain the legal status of West Virginia public school personnel with respect to their employment rights.
Federal Constitutional provisions, statutes, and court cases were also cited when of overriding importance or when West Virginia legal references were found to be inadequate.
Legal research of the employment process and rights of public school employees focused on the following areas: nomination for employment, discrimination, substantive and procedural due process, certification, employee classifications, probationary and continuing contracts, assignment and transfer, suspension and dismissal, resignation, employment term, and compensation. Other legal provisions reviewed in relationship to West Virginia public school personnel included academic freedom, assignment of duties, personal leave, leaves of absence and other absences, workmen's compensation, unemployment compensation, insurance benefits, retirement, seniority, reductions in force, grievance procedures, employee organizations, and collective bargaining.Ed. D.
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Mtongana, Lindile. "Contents : 3 projects." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003343.
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This project comprises a case study that I conducted at New Horizon High School in Butterworth, a school with a good reputation for its excellent academic standard. It is about Staff Development, which I have identified as the most vital component of effective teaching. Although there is a need to ensure that there is an adequate supply of teachers in schools, the greatest challenge lies in the development of the quality of those who are already in service. This enormous challenge seems to have been forgotten by many school leaders. I hope this study will be beneficial to school principals and teachers who want to be successful in their teaching careers in the 21st century.
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Keeffe, Mary Bernice. "Legal Tensions in the Governance of Inclusion: Principals' Perspectives on Inclusion and the Law." Queensland University of Technology, 2004. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15976/.
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Disability discrimination is an ongoing problem in Australian schools. This study analyses the tension that exists between the requirements of the disability discrimination legislation and the way that principals make decisions about the inclusion of students with disabilities in Queensland state schools. The findings from the study suggest that principals believe the disability discrimination legislation is relevant but it is not helpful in providing a framework for discrimination-free decision-making. Instead, the democratic governance processes of inclusion and collaboration are identified as essential elements of the school principal's decision-making process if inclusive school cultures are to thrive and if discrimination is to be reduced or eliminated. Habermas's critical theory of lifeworld and systems world provides the conceptual framework to analyse the complex lifeworld of the principal and the systemic requirements of the legislation. A lifeworld model of decision-making interactions within the inclusive school is proposed from the data collected in this study. Data were collected using a mixed methodology in which 120 principals responded to surveys about their perspectives on inclusion. This was followed by a series of in-depth interviews with six principals who described their schools as inclusive. Focus groups also provided group perspectives and verified the data collected from the surveys and interviews. Together, the quantitative data and the qualitative information complement each other to provide comprehensive perspectives from principals about inclusion and the law. Recommendations are made in the final chapters that propose a new legal paradigm for disability discrimination legislation so that the discordance between the systems world of the law and the lifeworld of the principal may be reduced. More specific policy and governance recommendations promote collaborative decision-making models to facilitate shared understandings about complex issues that relate to disability.
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Stewart, Marsha J. "Patterns of revenues for public elementary and secondary school education derived as a result of state lotteries: a case study of Michigan and New York." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74774.
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The purpose of this investigation was to analyze and to describe the effects of lottery revenue on the earmarked function of public elementary and secondary education in Michigan and New York. In order to update lottery information and provide the necessary background data for this study, the current status and performance of lotteries in the District of Columbia and the 22 states operating lotteries in 1986 are included in this research.
An interrupted time-series design was employed to research the stability, reliability and yield of revenue from the state lotteries of Michigan and New York. Resultant data indicated that although in absolute dollars net lottery figures are impressive, they represent an unstable, low-yield portion of own source revenue in Michigan and New York. In addition, claims made by lottery proponents that net lottery revenue contributes to the expansion of the functional area of public elementary and secondary education were not supported by these data.Ed. D.
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Marcondes, Virgínia Vieira [UNESP]. "Políticas públicas: o ensino de arte na educação básica." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/86840.
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Esta pesquisa estuda a política pública educacional em relação à arte na educação básica, no período compreendido entre a sanção da Lei Federal nº 4024 de 1961, que fixa as Diretrizes e Bases da Educação, até os dias atuais. Desenvolve análise acerca da legislação que disciplina o componente curricular de arte, com a intenção de inferir e de refletir os valores atribuídos à disciplina escolar, assim como as respectivas contextualizações sócio-histórica, política, econômica e cultural. Nesta conjuntura se estudam, além dos Parâmetros Curriculares na esfera Federal, a Proposta Curricular do Estado de São Paulo, denominada São Paulo Faz Escola, vez que está sendo implementada desde o ano de 2008, tem despertado profunda discussão entre os arte-educadores e será atualizada em 2013. Por fim, e não menos importante, se apresenta a análise sobre as entrevistas com professores e demais técnicos da Secretaria de Educação do Estado de São Paulo, com o intuito de compreender o pensamento dos profissionais que, efetivamente, tornam real e concreto o currículo escolar e que estão à frente das discussões, elaboração e manutenção da Proposta Curricular
This research studies public policy in relation to art education in basic education during the period between the Federal Law 4024 of 1961, laying down the guidelines of Education, until today. Develops analysis on legislation which regulates the curriculum component of art, with the intention to infer and reflect the values assigned to school discipline, as well as their social and historic, political, economic and cultural contextualization. Against this background we study, beyond the Curriculum Proposal of Federal sphere, Curricular Proposal of the state of São Paulo, called São Paulo Faz Escola, as it is being implemented since 2008, has aroused deep discussion among art educators and will be updated in 2013. At last, and so important, it presents the analysis of interviews with teachers and other technicians from Department of Education Sao Paulo State, in order to understand the thinking of professionals who actually make real and concrete school curriculum and that are ahead of the discussions, preparation and maintenance of the Proposed Curriculum
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Ilse, Monica L. "A Case Study of the Significant Events and Legal Parameters Surrounding Charter School Movement at the State and Federal Level." Scholar Commons, 2010. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3659.
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All states have different perspectives and various statutes within broader
constitutional law. Perception of public dissatisfaction with public schools has led to
choice schooling options for parents. One of the fastest growing choice options in
schooling is charter schools; schools privately run by organizations through public funds.
This study analyzes the governance of charter schools and how charters operate under
legal guidelines and Florida statutes, with significant legislative events cited.
This study answers the following questions as they relate to evolution and legal
parameters surrounding the charter movement using exploratory case study method:
1) What is the evolution of the charter school movement in the United States and
specifically in Florida, and the legal precedence that comes from this reform
effort?
2) What are legal parameters regarding the charter school movement nationally?
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3) What present legal structures and parameters affect Florida’s charter school
movement?
The significance of this study lies in the need to understand significant legal
parameters surrounding the current charter school movement and how policies and law
related to charter schools impact stakeholders. All of the findings together signify the
important role legislators and the judicial powers execute in the ongoing realization of the
charter school movement. The legal support of the charter school movement fosters an
opportunity for the development of charter schools. With charter school implementation,
several issues arise in the process of the charter school practice. The study shows the
following themes impacting the charter school movement: regulations, accountability,
Special Education, facility concerns, innovations, and employee and legislative issues.
Charter schools provide a niche for certain parents desiring a different approach from the
local public school. Charter schools provide a niche to parents seeking alternatives to
traditional public school education. Charter schools will continue to exist and cater to
parents desiring school choice options.
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Kaspar, Margaret Ann. "California's "long-standing, serious noncompliance" in the delivery of special education and related services." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2132.
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The intent of the review, and the list of programs appended to this paper, is to compile examples of successful programs that may serve as models for those in California who have been charged with the development and implementation of programs that will bring the California Department of Education/Office of Special Education and its local education agencies into substantial compliance with the requirements of IDEA.
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Reichman, Julie. "PROCEDURES USED BY EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEMS WORN BY HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS (AUDIOLOGY, HEARING AIDS)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183968.
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Research evidence indicates that hearing aids and auditory trainers worn by school children routinely malfunction. Ensuring properly functioning amplification is a preferred educational practice and is required by PL 94-142 regulations. Research was needed to determine if schools were complying with the regulations and recommended educational procedures. This study described and evaluated procedures used by educational agencies to monitor and maintain amplification units worn by hearing-impaired students. Two examiner-developed survey intruments were mailed to residential and public day school teachers and administrators to collect data and answer 11 research questions pertaining to: (1) monitoring and maintenance procedures, (2) relationships between demographic, personnel, and placement characteristics and preferred monitoring and maintenance practices, and (3) monitoring and maintenance practices compared with a model of preferred practice. Personnel were surveyed in one residential school for the deaf in each state and a stratified random sample of 200 public day schools. A total of 310 (63%) surveys were returned from 164 (65.6%) administrators and 146 (58.4%) teachers. Results indicated that the majority of programs had some system of monitoring and maintaining amplification units, but only 54.1% (73) performed daily checks of hearing aids and 58.3% (67) performed daily checks of auditory trainers. Teachers in 76.9% of the sample reported that electroacoustic analysis was available as one part of audiologic evaluation, but not usually scheduled on a routine basis. Teachers were responsible for monitoring activities in over 75% of programs, regardless of the educational model: self-contained, resource, or itinerant. Significant positive relationships were found between (1) program size and one preferred monitoring and maintenance variable, (2) full-time audiologist and three preferred variables, (3) residential school placement and four preferred variables, (4) inservice training and three preferred variables, (5) full-time audiologist and program size and (6) full-time audiologist and residential school placement. These and additional findings suggest that while some improvement in monitoring and maintenance practices has occurred since the implementation of PL 94-142, full compliance by employing preferred professional practices has not been achieved. Recommendations are made for improving personnel preparation, monitoring and maintenance practices, and research.
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Franks, Melvin Eugene. "The effects of consolidation of federal funding programs on schools participating in Chapter 2 of ECIA in Mississippi: an investigative study." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54784.
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The focus of the study was to observe changes brought about by the implementation of Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 in local jurisdictions of government when the disposition of federal funds were under local control. The study investigated the extent to which the six expressed intentions of Chapter 2, ECIA legislation were realized in 154 local education agencies in the state of Mississippi two years after implementation. Specifically, the six legislative concerns were to:
* Reduce the amount of paperwork without reducing the quality of programs,
* Equalize the distribution of federal funds without reducing the benefits to specific target populations,
* Increase local discretion without diminishing prior program commitments to the original national priorities,
* Increase the role of private education without raising the constitutional issue,
* Reduce reporting and evaluation requirements without a commensurate loss of accountability, and
* Reduce the constraints on SEAs in the planning of federally funded projects and programs without a loss of perceived quality in those programs.
Data sources collected for analysis included: a mail survey, interviews with state and local school personnel, and supportive documents from both the state education agency and local school districts. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.
From the study it was concluded that, while the goals of Chapter 2, ECIA legislation were admirable, they were replete with unintended consequences. Further, while many of the legislative objectives were met at the national level several of the objectives had differing effects in a state like Mississippi which exerted little SEA influence.Ph. D.
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Marcondes, Virgínia Vieira. "Políticas públicas : o ensino de arte na educação básica /." São Paulo : [s.n.], 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/86840.
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Orientador: João Cardoso Palma FilhoBanca: Pelópidas Cypriano de Oliveira
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa estuda a política pública educacional em relação à arte na educação básica, no período compreendido entre a sanção da Lei Federal nº 4024 de 1961, que fixa as Diretrizes e Bases da Educação, até os dias atuais. Desenvolve análise acerca da legislação que disciplina o componente curricular de arte, com a intenção de inferir e de refletir os valores atribuídos à disciplina escolar, assim como as respectivas contextualizações sócio-histórica, política, econômica e cultural. Nesta conjuntura se estudam, além dos Parâmetros Curriculares na esfera Federal, a Proposta Curricular do Estado de São Paulo, denominada São Paulo Faz Escola, vez que está sendo implementada desde o ano de 2008, tem despertado profunda discussão entre os arte-educadores e será atualizada em 2013. Por fim, e não menos importante, se apresenta a análise sobre as entrevistas com professores e demais técnicos da Secretaria de Educação do Estado de São Paulo, com o intuito de compreender o pensamento dos profissionais que, efetivamente, tornam real e concreto o currículo escolar e que estão à frente das discussões, elaboração e manutenção da Proposta Curricular
Abstract: This research studies public policy in relation to art education in basic education during the period between the Federal Law 4024 of 1961, laying down the guidelines of Education, until today. Develops analysis on legislation which regulates the curriculum component of art, with the intention to infer and reflect the values assigned to school discipline, as well as their social and historic, political, economic and cultural contextualization. Against this background we study, beyond the Curriculum Proposal of Federal sphere, Curricular Proposal of the state of São Paulo, called São Paulo Faz Escola, as it is being implemented since 2008, has aroused deep discussion among art educators and will be updated in 2013. At last, and so important, it presents the analysis of interviews with teachers and other technicians from Department of Education Sao Paulo State, in order to understand the thinking of professionals who actually make real and concrete school curriculum and that are ahead of the discussions, preparation and maintenance of the Proposed Curriculum
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Pitton, Debra Eckerman. "The Impact of Extracurricular Activities on the High School Academic Achievement of Average and Below Average Students During the Implementation of the Texas No Pass-No Play Rule (1983-1986)." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332291/.
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The State of Texas implemented the No Pass-No Play Rule within House Bill 72 in the spring semester of 1985. The addition of this section to the state education code was a part of the state's efforts toward educational reform. The perceived rationale implied in House Bill 72 is that extracurricular activities can inspire student motivation and increase student achievement. The No Pass-No Play Rule seems to imply that there is a relationship between student achievement and extracurricular activities, and further implies that a student can be motivated to achieve by the desire to continue to participate in extracurricular activities.
The problem of this study was a comparison of academic achievement for high school pupils involved in extracurricular activities and those who did not participate in extracurricular activities under the Texas No Pass-No Play Rule.
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of extracurricular activities on the academic achievement of high school students, specifically looking at the years 1983 through 1986, when the No Pass-No Play Rule was implemented.
This study was an ex post facto study with data obtained from a cooperating Texas school district. Students were matched on critical variables, and their scores on a measure of achievement were analyzed to determine if there was any relationship between extracurricular activities and achievement. Repeated measures of achievement were also analyzed to determine if students involved in extracurricular activities scored differently from those not involved in extracurricular activities over this time period in which the No Pass-No Play Rule was implemented.
Results indicated that for those students involved in this study, there was no significant difference on a measure of achievement for students involved in extracurricular activities and those who did not participate. Results also indicated that in the years 1983 through 1986 all students involved in the study declined slightly in their achievement scores, regardless of involvement with extracurricular activities.
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Arkin, Jamie Heider. "A content analysis of state legislative responses to educator assault." W&M ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618293.
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Educators increasingly find themselves having to rely on laws for protection from threats or attacks, and educator assault laws reflect the diverse and unique needs of the individual states. This study sought to determine if the state legislatures in each of the 50 states have created legislation punishing educator assault and to compare, contrast, and analyze any existing statutes by using content analysis methodology. Currently, 37 states possess educator assault legislation. Specific features within each law were examined: its protected recipient, the prohibited action, identification of the aggressor, any limiting or qualifying statements, and the stated penalties. Several trends emerged; specifically, most educator assault laws carry enhanced penalties as compared to the general assault statutes of each state. Second, less than half the states have legislation which clearly prohibits students from committing educator assault. Third, incredible variability exists in the penalties for educator assault as written in the state laws. A final research question attempted to identify a relationship between ranked state crime data and ranked state penalties for educator assault. No relationship was discovered. Implications of this study include the acute need for better educator awareness and training so that legal options are more well-known and used; the need for state legislatures to collaborate, share information, and strengthen penalties for educator assault; and the demonstration that content analysis is a useful research tool for examination of education-related laws.
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Arroyo, de Romano Jacqueline Elena. "The policy implications of the No Child Left Behind Act for English language learners." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2589.
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O'Neal, Barbara Jean. "Title VII : sex discrimination in higher education /." Diss., This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-144508/.
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Van, Zwaluwenburg Pamela Joy. "WIDE AWAKE OR SOUND ASLEEP? UNIVERSITIES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ROSENBERGER V. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1101827877.
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Lyons, Patricia. "An Exploration of a State Mandated Health Education Program." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2004.
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Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is one of the most violent forms of physical child abuse. In 2007, the State of Ohio enacted a health education mandate known as Claire's law. Claire's law requires all birthing hospitals to provide SBS education to mothers prior to their discharge. This law is the result of public demand and advocacy initiatives; however, it was not clear how the mandate was developed or whether or not the mandate and subsequent educational programs have had an impact on efforts to prevent SBS. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the state of Ohio's processes involved in creating legislation to mandate SBS education. Data were collected through document reviews and interviews with SBS workgroup members (n = 5). The precede-proceed program planning model provided the conceptual framework to examine the participatory process involved in the development of the mandate from its beginning. The findings of the study showed that SBS workgroup members believed mandated education would affect SBS incidence and would ensure that mothers receive SBS education in Ohio hospitals during their birth experience. The findings also demonstrated a lack of a formal program planning methodology and no public inclusion in the development of the mandate or its required health education component. The state of Ohio has an additional means to ensure widespread education on SBS through the creation of this mandate. Statutory requirements provide opportunities for health professionals to educate the public on the effects of shaking a baby, resulting in a key implication for social change. Legislation focused on health education should be multifaceted and include varying layers of intervention.
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Wang, Yan, and 王燕. "Paradigm shift of education governance in China: two compulsory education legislation episodes 1986 vs. 2006." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44352876.
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The thesis addresses the paradigm shift of education governance in China through a study of the policymaking process of two legislation episodes in China: the 1986 Compulsory Education Law and the 2006 Compulsory Education Law Amendment. The research started with two broad initial research questions: how was the Compulsory Education Law made and amended? Why was the Law made and amended? Using ethnographic interviews and documentary analysis as the main research methods, more specific questions on the 1986 and 2006 legislation were later delved into as the research evolved in depth: What were the driving forces behind the 1986 and 2006 legislation? What values of compulsory education were assumed in the central decisions of the 1986 and 2006 legislation? What was the institutional rationale underpinning the 1986 and 2006 legislation?
The data was collected through ethnographic interview with some forty informants involved in the policymaking process. The research findings were analyzed and presented on three levels. First, the findings were presented on the basis of narration analysis. Second, the policymaking process of the legislation was analyzed from three paradigms: agenda-setting, decision-making and organizational behavior. Finally, by examining the results of the previous stages of analysis and further comparing the two cases, the research arrived at a theoretical framework for education governance that embraces three essential elements: political ideology, perceived value of education, and institutional rationale.
The analysis of the two legislation episodes identified that the political ideology, which shifted from efficiency-oriented economic well-being to equity-oriented social cohesion, steered the agenda-setting of the compulsory education legislation. The perceived value of education reflects the role that education plays in development, changing from economic value to social value. The institutional rationale essentially determines strategies by which compulsory education materializes, with a variance from governing by goal and mobilization to governing by accountability and regulation. In conclusion, education governance in China witnessed a paradigm shift from “economic instrumentalism” toward “social rationalism” over the twenty-year period from the mid-1980s to 2006.published_or_final_version
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Peszle, T. L. (Theresa L. ). "Language rights in Québec education : sources of law." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26751.
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This study first provides general background on the public education system of Quebec, and the Canadian and Quebec legal systems. Legal background information includes: the classification of Canadian laws; the Common Law and Civil Law traditions of law, and the definitions of sources of law of each tradition; Quebec's bijurisdictional legal system; the court system of Quebec; Constitutional sources of law; and, the role of the Judiciary in Canadian education.This thesis is a documentary study of the sources of law which establish language of instruction rights in Quebec. Its purpose is to assist educators, students of education, and other lay persons of law to gain understanding of the legal bases upon which the Judiciary formulate decisions in matters of language of instruction. Common Law and Civil Law legislative and case law sources, which are applicable to Quebec, are identified and examined, and relevant sources presented.
In addition to providing a summary for Common Law sources, and for Civil Law sources, a chronological summary is given, which reveals six main periods in the development of language of instruction provisions in Quebec.
The conclusion is that the primary sources of law for language of instruction in Quebec are: s. 93 of the Constitution Act, 1867, and case law thereunder; and, the judicial interpretation and provisions of s. 23 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Future case law in Quebec may reveal s. 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982 to be the most significant source of law for the preservation of minority English language instruction, institutions, and rights of management and control.
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Magone, Michael A. "Education law priorities and need a comparative analysis /." CONNECT TO THIS TITLE ONLINE, 2007. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-09262007-112630/.
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Elleven, Russell K. (Russell Keith). "Student Legal Issues Confronting Metropolitan Institutions of Higher Education." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277754/.
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This study examined perceptions of student legal issues confronting metropolitan institutions of higher education. The data for the study were collected using a modified version of Bishop's (1993) legal survey. The sample for the study consisted of 44 chief student affairs officers and 44 chief legal affairs officers employed with the 44 institutions affiliated with the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. Frequency counts and percentage distributions were employed to analyze the data. Chief student affairs officers and chief legal affairs officers have very different perception as to the most likely student legal issues to be litigated in the next ten years. Chief student affairs officers found few student legal issues highly likely to be litigated in the next 10 years. Affirmative action, sex/age discrimination, fraternities and sororities, and disabled students were the only student legal issues at least 20 percent of chief student affairs officers believed to be highly likely of litigation in the next ten years. Chief legal affairs officers believed many student legal issues would be litigated in the next 10 years. At least 20 percent of the chief legal affairs officers believed admission criteria, affirmative action, reverse discrimination, sex/age discrimination, athletic tort liability, Title IX, defaulting student loans, defamation, negligence, academic dismissals, academic dishonesty, cyberspace issues, and disabled students to be highly likely of litigation in the next ten years. Chief student affairs officers and chief legal affairs officers prepare very similarly for future student legal issues they may confront in the future. There is a large amount of crossover between professional conferences of chief student affairs officers and chief legal affairs officers. Student affairs and legal affairs officers will attend professional conferences of both groups in order to stay abreast of student legal issues. It appears chief student affairs officers are not prepared to confront many of the student legal issues highly likely to be litigated in the next ten years.
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White, George T. "Special education and teacher union contracts: an exploratory study." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39808.
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SHELL, PAUL RICHARD. "LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ARIZONA BILINGUAL EDUCATION STATUTES AND POLICIES." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183787.
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The study investigated the degree of compliance of selected Arizona public school districts with a set of state statutes which placed a limit on the amount bilingual education services a district could provide to students. The existing literature on implementation and compliance suggested that several conditions might influence districts to implement programs of instruction which would be at variance with the state laws. The study used questionnaires to gather program data from 40 school districts in southeastern Arizona. These questionnaires were screened to determine those districts offering programs of instructions which exceeded the restrictions of state law. Six such districts were found. Interviews were conducted with program administrators in each district to determine the explanations for noncompliance. An interview was also obtained with an Arizona Department of Education official to determine the role of the state regarding the bilingual statutes. Information obtained from the interviews revealed that several of the programs had been established under federal pressure to provide equal educational opportunity to limited-English-proficient children. These programs had existed long before these state statutes were put into effect in 1981. Data also indicated that the state statutes lacked enforcement mechanisms. The state agency responsible for those programs received no mandate to monitor districts or to enforce state restrictions. Also, this agency was federally-funded with a primary loyalty to federal priorities to keep programs in operation and with a service rather than an enforcement orientation toward local districts. No enforcement of the restrictions found in the 1981 bilingual statutes took place. Furthermore, administrative regulations for the 1981 statutes were formulated which permitted programs of instruction exceeding state limitations to continue. In 1984 new bilingual statutes were put into effect which removed the restrictions of the old statutes. The new statutes are discussed from the historical perspective of the earlier statutes.
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Belha, Lori D. Baker Paul J. Lugg Elizabeth T. "Compulsory education and educational reform in Iowa." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9819890.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1997.Title from title page screen, viewed June 13, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Paul Baker, Elizabeth Lugg (co-chairs), Ramesh Chaudhari, Robert Hall. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-73) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Fisher, Jennifer Lynn. "A hermeneutics approach to studying agenda-setting the postwar education agenda (1945-1998) /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2000. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1760.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2000.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 165 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-155).
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Frantz, Courtney Siler. "An electronic storage and access system for special education legislation." W&M ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618425.
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In the field of education, instructional leaders must know the regulations governing the assessment, curriculum, and instruction of all students. An area of special concern is the regulations governing programs for students with disabilities. Although the average population of students with disabilities may represent less than 10% of the total student body, the school administrator is responsible for maintaining access to the most current regulations, for accurately interpreting, and effectively implementing federal and state mandates to ensure that the due process rights of the students with disabilities are upheld. Yet the laws and regulations governing special education programs are continually changing. Having immediate and accurate access to the most current regulations are critical problems for administrators of special education programs.;One means of providing the regulations is the computer. With the use of hypertext-based software, computers are presently and successfully being used in business and medicine for training and reference storage. Therefore, SpeciaLink was developed to serve as a prototypical system for the delivery of the regulations governing special education programs.;To evaluate SpeciaLink, an experiment was conducted to test the effectiveness and efficiency of manipulating and extracting the stored regulations. A controlled experiment involving the use of hypertext programming was conducted in Virginia school districts. The research project used a random sample of secondary school administrators from 15 school districts. The sample frame participants were given a survey to identify their knowledge of the Virginia Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities, 1994. For a trial period of two months, the experimental group was given the software, SpeciaLink, that allowed them to electronically access the regulations. After the trial, the entire sample frame was re-surveyed.;Following the pilot program, statistical interpretation of the results revealed that a hypertext-based system is an effective and efficient tool for manipulating and extracting information from the regulations governing special education programs. Because the hypertext-based software promises to be so useful in special education, future research should examine the possibilities of expanding the use of electronically storing local mandates and court litigation that pertain to special education programming.
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Wilson, Douglas. "ROP instructors' perceptions of California Education Code section 44910." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/965.
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Bushong, Michael J. "Mandated public school curriculum as legislated in each of the fifty states as of July 1, 1988." Virtual Press, 1989. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720308.
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The primary purpose of the study was to determine the public school curricula, kindergarten through grade twelve, as mandated by the legislature in each of fifty states as of July 1, 1988. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine trends that may be evident through a comparison of the findings of the study with the findings of two earlier studies, the Marconnit study (1966/67) and the Berry study (1977/78). Like the two earlier studies, statutes pertaining to mandated curriculum for each of the fifty states were utilized as the source of the findings.To accomplish the stated purposes, nine questions were posed to serve as the basis of research for the study. The nine questions addressed the following topics: (1) subjects of required instruction, (2) grade levels of instruction, (3) time allotted to instruction, (4) performance objectives associated with a subject, (5) presentation of detailed subject content, (6) geographic, population, or state admittance patterns associated with the subjects, (7) subject related requirements which are unique to individual states, (8) states which have granted complete control of the curriculum to another state entity, and (9) trends which were evident from a comparison of the study findings with the findings of Marconnit (1966/67) and Berry (1977/78).Three hundred ninety-seven subjects were identified in the study. Marconnit (1966/67) identified ninety-nine subjects and Berry (1977/78) identified one hundred ninety-nine subjects. An increase in the number of states specifying grade levels, time allotments, performance objectives, and subject content was also noted. Unlike the two earlier studies, four subjects, government, health, safety education, and fire prevention, were observed to be associated with particular geographic regions. Two hundred thirty-seven subjects were identified as being unique to individual states. Only one state, Montana, was identified as having granted control of the curriculum to another state entity. In comparing the findings of the three studies, the number of subjects contained within six of seven subject categories increased. The six subject categories were: government; economics and geography; basic skills and language; mathematics and science; health, physical education, and safety; and miscellaneous subjects. Only the subject category related to the arts remained relatively constant.Department of Educational Administration and Supervision
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Houser, Shirley Ann (Delp). "*Policy analysis of state and federal educational accountability legislation and its implementation in California high schools." Scholarly Commons, 2007. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2349.
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This analysis of California's Public School Accountability Act (PSAA) and the federal government's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation reviews the components, implementation timelines, and impact these two accountability policies have had on secondary schools and more specifically secondary schools located in Tulare and Kings Counties of the San Joaquin Valley of California. The study identifies both Immediate Intervention for Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP) schools and similar schools that did not elect to enter the program Non-II/USP schools. Quantitative analysis of Academic Performance Index (API) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) from 1999 to 2006 is statistically compared. Summary interviews with site administrators from all schools within the study reflect how these two populations II/USP schools and Non-II/USP schools addressed the requirements and met the challenges of the PSAA and NCLB legislation. Conclusions draw into question the state and federal legislations implementation timeline, readiness to support changes needed in the secondary schools starting in 1999, and recognition of communication issues with secondary schools concerning the expectations of the accountability legislation. Finally, issues are outlined concerning the effectiveness of the timeline and funding process associated with the state sanctions of II/USP and SAIT programs.
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Spaulding, Donald James. "The Four Major Education GI Bills: A Historical Study of the Shifting National Purposes and Accompanying Changes in Economic Value to Veterans." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2692/.
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Benefits for soldiers follow the formation of ancient and present day armies raised for the purpose of extending the national or state will. Veterans' benefits for defenders of the U.S. emerged during the American colonial period. College benefits began after WWII with the GI Bill of Rights. This study examines the variations in purpose for nationally established educational benefits for veterans and the singular value to the veterans of these 5educational benefits. The study begins with an overview of the history of veterans' benefits. Primary emphasis is then placed on the educational portion of the World War II Servicemen's Readjustment Act and the current educational benefit, the Montgomery GI Bill. As the purpose of awarding educational benefits changed from World War II to
the latest U.S. war, the Gulf War of 1990-1991, the economic value to the individual veteran also changed. The WWII GI Bill featured an educational provision intended to keep returning veterans out of the changing economy whereas current GI Bills is intended as a recruiting incentive for an all-volunteer force. Correspondingly, the economic value to the individual veteran has changed. Data supporting this study were extracted from historical documents in primary and secondary scholarly studies and writings, government documents, national newspapers and periodicals, Veterans Administration publications, service newspapers, and anecdotal writings. The study offers conclusions regarding the shifting purposes and economic value and recommends changes to current and future GI Bills. The conclusions of this study are: (a) the purpose of the Montgomery GI Bill is to serve as a recruitment tool for the armed force, whereas the WWII GI Bill emphasized concern over the return of millions of veterans to a changing wartime economy unable to offer full employment and, (b) the present GI Bill funds less than 50% of the costs for a 4-year degree while the first GI Bill fully funded a college degree, including tuition and living expenses.
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Daniel, Benjamin L. "No Child Left Behind and its communication effectiveness in diverse communities /." Full text available online, 2005. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/home/research/articles/rowan_theses.
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Lane, Christopher K. "Measuring the equity of educational funding in New Jersey under the quality education act /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1993. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11543048.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1993.Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Craig Richards. Dissertation Committee: Jonathan Hughes. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-118).
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McDaniel, Rick R. "A Legal Analysis of Litigation Against Georgia Educators and School Districts Under the Georgia Governmental Tort Claims Act." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700100/.
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This dissertation examines the impact of the 1992 Georgia Tort Claims Act on educators in court decisions involving liability cases against Georgia school districts and/ or their respective employees. By examining pertinent court cases in which Georgia educators were, for the first time, subjected to potential litigation, the researcher outlines circumstances in which educators can and should be held liable for their actions. Additionally, the researcher analyzes the Tort Claims Acts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi as well. This analysis allows the researcher to contrast the types of litigious actions that educators in each of these states are held liable. Findings include the types of actions in which educators in each of the respective states are subject to liability. Case study analysis of randomly selected court cases involving tort liability, provides the infrastructure for in-depth research allowing the following questions to be addressed: (1) How have Georgia courts interpreted the Georgia Tort Claims Act in litigation against school personnel and school districts? (2) How do tort liability rulings, involving school personnel or districts, in other states within the United States compare with similar cases filed in Georgia since 1992? The Georgia Tort Claim Act of 1992 propelled an array of circumstances in which educational entities would be held liable for their actions. This research clearly explains the types of actions in which educators in the state of Georgia are subject to suit and to what degree they are subsequently held liable. Case study research also uncovered specific areas in which Georgia educators can be held liable. Specific research involving actions deemed either ministerial or discretionary are detailed specifically through case analysis. Additionally, the degree to which liability insurance provides protection for educational entities or their respective employees is also addressed in this research in order that state-by-state comparisons can be understood.