The Availability of Program Descriptions Among Programs for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Students

This article addresses the value of program descriptions for the field of serious emotional disturbance/behavioral disorders and presents data collected on the availability of written programs for this population of students. The development and field testing of instrumentation used to collect these...

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Published in:Behavioral disorders 1988-02, Vol.13 (2), p.108-115
Main Authors: Grosenick, Judith K., George, Nancy L., George, Michael P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Patterns
Behavioral disorders
Children & youth
Community based instruction
Curricula
Design evaluation
Educational Planning
Educational Quality
Educational Research
Elementary Secondary Education
Emotional Disturbances
Evaluation Methods
Exceptional children
Information Dissemination
Information Needs
Instructional design
Instructional Leadership
Mood disorders
Parent Participation
Program Descriptions
Program Development
Public schools
R&D
Research & development
School Districts
Schools
Special education
Students
Surveys
Teaching methods
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Summary:This article addresses the value of program descriptions for the field of serious emotional disturbance/behavioral disorders and presents data collected on the availability of written programs for this population of students. The development and field testing of instrumentation used to collect these and other data on the characteristics of district-wide programs for seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth are described. The availability of program descriptions was assessed in eight areas: philosophy, student needs and identification procedures, student and program goals, instructional methods and curriculum, community involvement, program design and operation, exit procedures, and evaluation. Findings indicated that relatively few comprehensive program descriptions are available to program planners and developers in the field of behavioral disorders, leading to a conclusion similar to one drawn by other writers with regard to the availability of program descriptions in the professional literature — while many high quality programs are likely to exist in the field they have not been adequately described on paper.
ISSN:0198-7429
2163-5307
DOI:10.1177/019874298801300205