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Gallagher, James J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
The positive and negative elements of six educational reforms are discussed: search for excellence; cooperative learning; middle schools; master teacher certification; site-based management; and accountability. Gifted educators are urged to promote these reform movements for the maximum benefit of all. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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Gallagher, James J. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1991
This paper on underachievement in gifted students distinguishes between environmental, personal-neurological, and personal-psychological causes of underachievement. Characteristics of gifted underachievers are described, and strategies to change the pattern of the "personal-psychological" underachiever are discussed, with emphasis on coping…
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Gifted
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Gallagher, James J. – Exceptional Children, 1988
A national agenda for the education of gifted students should focus on three areas of unmet needs: the educational needs of the underserved gifted, including underachievers, young gifted, and culturally diverse gifted; a program quality support network, emphasizing research, development, demonstration, and leadership training; and collaborative…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Cooperation, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
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Arcia, Emily; Gallagher, James J. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1994
The issue of overrepresentation of minority groups in special education is discussed. The example of Mexican American and Puerto Rican children is used to illustrate that overrepresentation is justified and desirable if the relative need of the children in the groups differs in developmental and functional status. Policy implications are…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gallagher, James J. – Journal of Special Education, 1994
Societal forces influencing special education today include expectations of programs for exceptional children, the consequence of fear of being accused of ethnic or social discrimination in placing students in special education, special education as an entry to services, the philosophy of full inclusion, and issues of power and influence in…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
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Gallagher, James J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
This paper presents a decision model illustrating the role of values in influencing choices between policy options in implementing Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The paper discusses value assumptions, the role of conflicting values in decision making, the concept of an individual hierarchy of values, and implications…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation
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Gallagher, James J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1994
This commentary on the demonstration programs of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program discusses their role in inducing educational change, their usefulness in illustrating new ideas, their broadening of the definition of the gifted student, their ability to change participating teachers' perspective, and their…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Change Agents, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change
Gallagher, James J.; And Others – 1989
This report discusses family policy issues raised by the implementation of Public Law 99-457, Part H, the Infants and Toddlers section of the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986. The report is the outcome of a policy options work conference in which a small group of knowledgeable parents and professionals identified key policy issues.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation
Gallagher, James J. – 1992
This paper explores the barriers and possible solutions toward the implementation of the goal of a coordinated service system for young children with special needs and their families. The components of the vision of a comprehensive, interagency, multidisciplinary, coordinated service system are outlined, such as interdisciplinary cooperation, a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Gallagher, James J.; And Others – 1988
In Part H of Public Law 99-457, the Federal Government agrees to provide modest financial resources to aid the states in planning and developing comprehensive, multidisciplinary, coordinated services for young children with handicaps and their families, and presents mandates for reforms in the service delivery system. This paper identifies the…
Descriptors: Coordination, Data Collection, Decision Making, Definitions
Arcia, Emily; Gallagher, James J. – 1992
A random sample of 16 coordinators responsible for implementation of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act were interviewed to determine if state data systems will be in a position to assist in monitoring service goals and in reaching populations typically underserved. The interviews assessed the availability of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Students, Data Collection, Demography
Gallagher, James J. – 1993
The Carolina Policy Studies Program (CPSP) was established in October 1987 to track the implementation of Public Law 99-457, Part H (the law is now known as IDEA--Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), which aids states in providing comprehensive services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Since its establishment,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Data Analysis, Data Collection
Gallagher, James J.; And Others – 1988
This report was prepared as part of a 5-year study of the states' implementation of federal legislation regarding infants and toddlers (the Education of the Handicapped Act, Amendments 1986). In spring of 1988, a survey was made of key state personnel to assess current implementation status along a number of critical dimensions: definition and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Data Collection, Definitions
Gallagher, James J.; Shields, Mary J. – 1990
This report suggests components for a comprehensive statewide inservice training program for personnel involved in implementing the Part H program of Public Law 99-457. These components include: (1) establishment of an inservice program as a requirement for each state participating in Part H; (2) promotion of a statewide comprehensive system of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Gallagher, James J.; Coleman, Patsy – 1990
Part H of Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments, 1986, requires states to develop a system for preparation of personnel to work with infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, and to establish personnel standards for early intervention services. A study of 10 professional associations was conducted to…
Descriptors: Certification, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention