National Evaluation of the State Deaf-Blind Projects. NCEE 2018-4006

Autor/inn/en	Daley, Tamara C.; Edwards, Jessica; Fiore, Thomas A.; Johnson, Laura
Institution	National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED); Westat, Inc.
Titel	National Evaluation of the State Deaf-Blind Projects. NCEE 2018-4006
Quelle	(2018), (134 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Deaf Blind; Technical Assistance; Children; Youth; State Programs; Student Needs; Grants; Surveys; Financial Support; Agency Cooperation; Satisfaction; Educational Needs; Geographic Regions; Tables (Data); Family Programs; Early Intervention; Literacy Education; Individual Characteristics; Professional Personnel; Access to Information; Delivery Systems; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrfach Behinderter; Technische Hilfe; Child; Kind; Kinder; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Regierungsprogramm; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Finanzielle Förderung; Zufriedenheit; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Tabelle; Family program; Familienprogramm; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Personalbestand; Auslieferung
Abstract	This report describes the work done by the 48 State Deaf-Blind Projects awarded grants by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in late 2013. The report documents the technical assistance and dissemination activities carried out by the Projects and their collaborative activities, describes the needs for technical assistance among direct service providers who work with children and youth with deaf-blindness, and examines how satisfied direct service providers are with the services received from their State Deaf-Blind Projects. The purposes of this evaluation are to: (1) better understand the activities and support provided by the Projects and the variation across the Projects; (2) assess the needs of direct service providers (i.e., the educators and other individuals who work directly with children and youth with deaf-blindness); and (3) ascertain direct service providers' satisfaction with support from the State Deaf-Blind Projects. It is the first systematic and comprehensive data collection of the State Deaf-Blind Projects and the most extensive data collection to date of professionals and paraprofessionals who serve this population. Major findings include: (1) all or nearly all Projects provided a similar set of core services; (2) there were services that were less evenly provided across the Projects; (3) for many of the common services, demand exceeded the resources that many Projects had available; and (4) when considering the supply and demand for services, the total resources that Projects had available to carry out activities varied widely, mostly because projects received support from other sources in addition to funding from OSEP. Five appendices are included. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01