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Academically Speaking
The April 2004 issue
highlights the article, "A Longitudinal Analysis of Shifting
Policy Landscapes in Special and General Education Reform". Kelly Clark/Keefe Ed.D., Assistant Professor for
the Doctoral Program in
Educational Leadership at Appalachian State University
co-authored this piece with Katherine S. Furney, Susan Brody Hasazi,
and Johnette Hartnett. This article appears in the journal
Exceptional Children, Fall 2003, Vol.70, No. 1, pp.81-94.
An abstract of the article
follows. Persons interested in reading the full article
can contact Dr. Kelly Clark/Keefe by email
[email protected] to obtain a copy of the article.
Abstract: A
longitudinal policy analysis was undertaken in four schools to
explore the degree to which positive outcomes associated with a
1990 state policy on education reform had been sustained in the
context of subsequent policies emphasizing standards-based
reform and school accountability. The shifting policy
context supported the sustainability of initial positive
outcomes such as increased use of educational support systems
and teams, but was associated with increases in referrals to
special education and the use of more restrictive special
education placements. Findings suggest a need to recognize
shared as well as competing goals among educational policies and
to explore a variety of approaches to expanding the capacity of
general education to support students within the context of
standards-based reform.
Food
for Thought
More information available in upcoming issues.
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