Educational Outcomes for Students With Disabilities provides readers with the most current perspectives on outcomes that are certain to have an influence on the services they provide. This book helps readers think about and prepare for changes in how they provide services. The authors cover everything from a perspective on the controversial Outcome Based Education (OBE) approach to guidelines on how to use existing data on outcomes. Ways to think about outcomes beyond academics and in alternative settings are addressed as well. Chapters also address different perspectives on what outcomes should be for even young children with disabilities.

Ysseldyke, James E; Thurlow, Martha L

Contents
Preface

• Outcomes: Watch Your Language!
• Federal Policy and Educational Reform: Achieving Better Outcomes for Students With Disabilities
• Have We Made Progress in Fifteen Years of Evaluating the Effectiveness of Special Education Programs?
• What Results Should Be Measured to Decide Whether Instruction Is Working for Students With Disabilities?
• National Outcome Data Collection Programs: How They Can Be Used at the Local Level
• Opportunity-to-Learn Standards
• What Is OBE and What Does It Mean for Students With Disabilities?
• A State Level Approach to Gathering Data
• Consensus Building
• A Guide to Developing and Implementing a System of Outcomes and Indicators
• The Contributions of Related Services Personnel to School Reform Efforts
• Broadening Educational Outcomes Beyond Academics
• Desired Results of Second Chance Programs
• Stakeholder Reactions to Developing a Model for Early Childhood
• Beyond Traditional Standards: A Personal Perspective
• Parental Perspectives on Educational Outcomes
• Future Directions in the Education of Students With Disabilities
• Reference Notes Included