This is Volume 2 in the three-volume publication, The Handbook of Special Education : Research & Practice. This volume deals with special education research and development concerning students classified in one of the mildly handicapped categories. The authors of Section 1 focus on the topic area of mild mental retardation; the chapters in this section represent an attempt to make sense out of the confusing array of current social, political, educational, and research trends. Section 2 concentrates on behavioral disorders. The five chapters in this section give a thoughtful synthesis of the available literature in the areas of importance for those with an interest in the education of students whose behavioral and emotional needs lead their teachers to view them with special concern. In Section 3 the theme is learning disability. The goal of the set of chapters in this section is to synthesize the research literature in five related aspects

Handbook of Special Education: Research & Practice : Volume 2

Education & Teaching

Walberg, Herbert J.

Reynolds, Maynard C.

Wang, Margaret C.

Schools & Teaching

Pergamon Pr

Condenses and updates the major findings from the first three volumes of "The Handbook of Special Education". This summary text reviews and builds upon the past decade of developments in the field of special education by examining the state-of-the-art (the research base) and the state of practice.

Special Education: Research and Practice : Synthesis of Findings, 1990

Butterworth-Heinemann

Despite often simplistic, black-and-white portrayals of good and evil, children and adolescents face complicated moral issues that can raise more questions than answers. Becoming aware of what constitutes morality is only the first step in determining a course of action, identifying and avoiding problems, and building communities that nurture morality.  Young people learn to define and respond to moral dilemmas by interacting with and observing numerous sources. They acquire knowledge from family members, teachers, church leaders, peers, and members of neighborhood organizations. Raising themes of cultural pluralism, responsibility, complexity, affectivity, and practicality, Nurturing Morality addresses such issues as:    - Definitions of morality that link past and current debates, enabling a more thorough understanding of moral functioning.    - Personal responsibilities and impediments to moral functioning.    - How societal structures can facilitate or inhibit moral agency and development.    - The importance of acknowledging the common good as well as individual accomplishments.    - Nurturing morality through wisdom.   Drawing from a wide range of independent research programs, Nurturing Morality makes clear that most forms of human interaction are laden with moral content. It highlights thorny and complex moral questions that cannot be resolved by simple adherence to moral rules. And on the basis of empirically grounded findings, contributors to this volume provide recommendations for how adults can offer valuable guidance to young people learning to negotiate life in a global society.  For clinicians, researchers, and students, Nurturing Morality provides much-needed insight and advice on young people’s moral development.

Nurturing Morality (Issues in Children's and Families' Lives, 5)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Thorkildsen, Theresa A.

Mental Health

Springer

The pressing need to improve achievement in American schools is widely recognized. In Tests, Testing, and Genuine School Reform, Herbert J. Walberg draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to inform citizens, educators, and policy makers about well-established principles of testing, current problems, and promising evidence-based solutions. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating good tests and tells how tests can best be used, covering such topics as using tests for student incentives, paying teachers for performance, and using tests in efforts to attain new state and national standards. To minimize mistaken policies and practices, the book also describes testing technology to enable readers to evaluate and make better use of tests. And because valid tests cannot be developed without clear, specific standards, one chapter is devoted to discussing standards and how they should determine the plans and development of tests and testing. In view of the continuing technical and political problems of tests and testing, the last chapter argues that, for accountability, to improve tests and testing, and to prevent fraud, the development, administration, scoring, and reporting test results should be conducted independent of traditional school authorities.

Tests, Testing, and Genuine School Reform (Hoover Institution Press Publication) (Volume 610)

Hoover Institution Press

This book takes a hard look at the professional, technical, and public policy issues surrounding student achievement and teacher effectiveness—and shows how testing and accountability can play a vital role in improving American schools.

Testing Student Learning, Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness (Hoover Inst Press Publication) (Volume 510)

Evers, Williamson F.

Although educators and school boards sometimes resist the idea, accountability is sorely needed in America's schools. Our students are falling behind those in other countries, yet compared to their foreign counterparts, our schools remain subject to little accountability. The U.S. school system lacks the marketplace accountability of schools competing with one another and the further accountability of large-scale examination systems, both of which are associated with high achievement. It is clear that after a quarter century of poor progress in educational productivity, the time has come for high academic standards and accountability.

School Accountability (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

Evers, Williamson M.

Although educators and school boards sometimes resist the idea, accountability is sorely needed in America's schools. Our students are falling behind those in other countries, yet compared to their foreign counterparts, our schools remain subject to little accountability. The U.S. school system lacks the marketplace accountability of schools competing with one another and the further accountability of large-scale examination systems, both of which are associated with high achievement. It is clear that after a quarter century of poor progress in educational productivity, the time has come for high academic standards and accountability.

The authors call on the need to combine education with capitalism. Drawing on insights and findings from history, psychology, sociology, political science, and economics, they show how, if our schools were moved from the public sector to the private sector, they could once again do a superior job providing K–12 education.

Education and Capitalism: How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and Economics Can Improve (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

Business & Money

Bast, Joseph L.

Economics

The authors call on the need to combine education with capitalism. Drawing on insights and findings from history, psychology, sociology, political science, and economics, they show how, if our schools were moved from the public sector to the private sector, they could once again do a superior job providing K–12 education.

Education and Capitalism: How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and Economics Can Improve America's Schools (Hoover Inst Press Publication) (Volume 521)

Industries

A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions.

Advancing Student Achievement (Hoover Institution Press Publication) (Volume 568)

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Books by Walberg, Herbert J.

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Handbook of Special Education: Research & Practice : Volume 2

Special Education: Research and Practice : Synthesis of Findings, 1990

Nurturing Morality (Issues in Children's and Families' Lives, 5)

Tests, Testing, and Genuine School Reform (Hoover Institution Press Publication) (Volume 610)

Testing Student Learning, Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness (Hoover Inst Press Publication) (Volume 510)

School Accountability (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

School Accountability (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

Education and Capitalism: How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and Economics Can Improve (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

Education and Capitalism: How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and Economics Can Improve America's Schools (Hoover Inst Press Publication) (Volume 521)

Advancing Student Achievement (Hoover Institution Press Publication) (Volume 568)