Elementary and Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center: An Approach to Support the Effective Implementation of Scientifically Based Practices in Special Education

Autor/inn/en	McInerney, Maurice; Hamilton, James L.
Titel	Elementary and Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center: An Approach to Support the Effective Implementation of Scientifically Based Practices in Special Education
Quelle	In: Exceptional Children, 73 (2007) 2, S.242 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0014-4029
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Teaching Methods; Financial Support; Technical Assistance; Special Education; Educational Research; Educational Change; Disabilities; Elementary Schools; School Districts; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Finanzielle Förderung; Technische Hilfe; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsreform; Handicap; Behinderung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; School district; Schulbezirk
Abstract	The Elementary and Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center (EMSTAC) tested an insider-outsider approach to assist local school districts in effectively identifying and implementing scientifically based practices. Methods used to measure EMSTAC's effectiveness in supporting successful practice adoption are presented. The overarching finding is that EMSTAC-assisted districts learned to work through a systematic process for changing and improving their instructional programs over time. Further, although differences in EMSTAC financial support for districts were substantial only nonfinancial factors, such as district leadership, were found to significantly influence the change process. Also discussed are the implications and limitations of these findings for improving instructional practices in special education. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10