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ERIC Number: EJ437659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
The Merging of Best Practices and State Policy in the IFSP Process in California.
Lynch, Eleanor W.; And Others
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v11 n3 p32-53 Fall 1991
California's approach to developing programmatic and administrative models for the implementation of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) in providing services to young handicapped children is discussed. The models focus on implementing recognized best practices as well as changing state policy and administrative structure to enhance cross-agency collaboration. Policy questions that must be addressed are noted. (DB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Practices, Family Programs, Individualized Programs, Models, Policy Formation, Preschool Education, Program Administration, Program Implementation, State Programs, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California; Education of the Handicapped Act 1986 (Part H); Individualized Family Service Plans
Note: Theme Issue: IFSPs: How They Are Working.