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ERIC Number: EJ554003
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
Parents' Perspectives on School Choice.
Lange, Cheryl M.; Ysseldyke, James E.; Lehr, Camilla A.
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v30 n1 p14-19 Sep-Oct 1997
Presents the results of surveys and follow-up interviews of parents of children with disabilities who chose to use the "open enrollment" transfer option in Minnesota. Reasons for school transfer included better met special education needs and personal attention for children at chosen schools, and more information on child's progress from special education teachers. (LC)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Diversity (Institutional), Elementary Secondary Education, Free Choice Transfer Programs, Interviews, Parent Empowerment, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, School Choice, Special Education Teachers, Student Placement, Surveys, Transfer Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Minnesota