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My research interests are two fold: policy influences and effective
policy formation.
Policy Influences
- What factors have the most influence on policy formation (Congressional
Hearings, lobbyists, special interest groups, media)?
- Does one factor have a stronger effect than others?
- Does one form of media have a stronger effect on policy?
Work related to Policy Influences
In EDRS 810 I wrote a method section for a qualitative
study titled, "The
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Influences that Effect Change in
Special Education Policy." This research interest
grew from my internship at Washington Partners where I primarily
focused the provisions in NCLB related to students receiving special
education. I attended hearings, reviewed state plans for implementing
NCLB, and followed press releases and media reports related to the "flexibility"
provisions provided by the Department of Education as it attemped to
make NCLB work for all students.
Effective Policy Formation
- What are the components of effective policy?
- How do you determine if policy is effective?
Work related to policy formation
My interest in determining components of effective policy has primarily
grown from my professional experiences working with the Office of Equity
and Diversity Services and the Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities
as the coordinator of the Assistive Technology Initiative. My main question
is how can the University most effectively provide assistive technology
to
our students and employees. There are many aspects to providing assistive
technology at the post-secondary lebel including, access to computers,
access to the internet and internet applications and access to text-based
materials.
Accessing text-based materials was the topic of my quantitative method
section developed in EDRS 810. It is titled: "Bimodal
vs. Unimodal Presentation of Digital Text: Effects on Comprehension for
Students in
the Postsecondary
Setting."
Publication:
Jerome, M. K., Neuber, K., Stegall, B., Evmenova, A., & Behrmann, M.
(in press). Technology
for integration of students with disabilities in higher education. In S. Helal, M. Mokhtari, & B. Abdulravak (Eds.), Technology
for aging, disability, and independence: Computer and engineering for design
and applications. Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley & Sons.
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