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Alternative Schools Project: A Study of Policies, Practices, and Implications for Students with Disabilities  
 
Overview >> Introduction | Framework | Objectives
 

Conceptual Framework
 
National Level

National Overview
State Level

State
A

State
B

State
C

State
D

State
E
Alternative School Level

Alternative
Schools
1-5

Alternative
Schools
6-10

Alternative
Schools
11-15

Alternative
Schools
16-20

Alternative
Schools
21-25
Synthesis Level

Synthesis


National Level

Study 1. National Examination of Alternative Schools

  • Policy Scan Conducted with State Directors of Special Education
  • Online Survey of Key Alternative School Informants
  • State Level Follow Up and Data Verification


State Level

Study 2. In-Depth State Level Examination of Alternative Schools

  • State Level Field Visits (n>5) with Alternative School and Special Education Key Informants


Individual Alternative School Level

Study 3. Alternative School Site Visits

  • Individual Alternative School Site Visits (n>25)


Synthesis Level

Study 4. Synthesis of Information Gathered Nationally, Statewide and from Individual Alterative Schools

  • Organization and Synthesis of Information
  • Policy Recommendations

* See Microsoft Word document on the project's Conceptual Framework (.doc file) for a flow-chart/hierarchical display.


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The Alternative Schools Research Project is three-year project which gathered and synthesized information about the policies and practices of alternative schools across the nation, especially in relation to students with disabilities. It is one of three studies (focused on alternative schools and students with disabilities) funded in October 2001 by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (H324D010034-01). Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and no official endorsement should be inferred.

The Alternative Schools Research Project Web site is housed at the Institute on Community Integration within the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.

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