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This quasi-experimental (pretest/posttest) study explored the use
of VISTA (Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach) with 11
educational teams serving students with multiple disabilities.
Information about VISTA, a process to facilitate consensus
decision-making about support services (i.e., type, mode, frequency), was
obtained by 75 team members through self-study. Following self-study the
teams used VISTA to make support service decisions for students with
multiple service needs. The findings of this study provide data
regarding: (a) the content validity of VISTA, (b) team self-study, (c)
changes in team and individual decision-making as a result of using
VISTA, (d) the extent to which VISTA did what it purported to do (e.g.,
increase parental and general education involvement, decrease gaps,
overlaps, and contradictions), and (f) changes in the teams' level
agreement about which support services students need. Implications for
the future related service decision-making are discussed.
go to the RSRP web page
go to the main CDCI of Vermont web page.