TY - JOUR
AU - Stephens, Thomas M.
AB - The federal Rules and Regulations of P.L. 94-142 for the development and implementation of child-identification systems present severe policy problems for state planners. The constraints imposed by the federal design may be critiqued by examining the Child Count required for child-identification activities and the research literature. The authors identify the Child Count report as the most significant factor hindering the development of comprehensive child-identification systems. In the research literature, three concepts have emerged that provide the outline of a comprehensive system: (A) prevention as a primary purpose, (b) the critical relationship of identification to program intervention, and (c) the use of identification procedures rooted in an instructional framework. The Child Count requirements serve as a constraining influence on state planners, with the resulting procedures resembling child inventories more than comprehensive child-identification systems.
TI - Child Identification or Child Inventory? A Critique of the Federal Design of Child-Identification Systems Implemented Under P.L. 94-142
JF - The Journal of Special Education
DO - 10.1177/002246698001400104
DA - 1980-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/child-identification-or-child-inventory-a-critique-of-the-federal-jkD0kwZ8XT
SP - 23
EP - 36
VL - 14
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -