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A Case Study of Selected Plan A Special Education Inservice Programs in Texas

This investigation is concerned with determining the extent of inservice education provided for special education personnel by the five pilot programs of Plan A. The two methods of determining this involvement are a case study of the pilot programs' inservice education and its relationship to resource agencies such as the Texas Education Agency and Regional Education Service Centers. The purposes of this study include the following: (1) determining the principles underlying the philosophy formulated by school district personnel in regard to the nature and purpose of inservice training for Plan A, (2) identifying the nature, scope, and assessment of a three-year period of inservice education for the pilot Plan A programs, (3) identifying the successful components of and the problems encountered during the three-year period of inservice education, and (4) describing recommendations for future inservice education. Only the five pilot districts are described in the case studies of Plan A programs. Data is reported in the following sequence for each of the pilot districts: background information; philosophy and goals; pre-, in-, and post-service activities for 1970-1971, 1971-1972, and proposals for inservice education for 1972-1973. Also reported is information concerning the role of the Texas Education Agency and the Regional Education Service Centers in relationship to Plan A implementation and inservice education.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503967
Date12 1900
CreatorsFite, Kathleen Elizabeth
ContributorsSchmidt, Velma, Spicola, Rose F., Earp, Norman Wesley
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 191 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Fite, Kathleen Elizabeth, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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