Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Education; Education Policy Analysis and Evaluation
M.A., Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Secondary Education
B.A., University of Michigan, Political Science
Current Interests
My early years in education were as a high school vocational special needs instructor and secondary education cooperative education coordinator. Throughout the 1990s, I was the Manager of Learning Research and Evaluation for Motorola University and worked extensively in Motorola manufacturing facilities in the United States, South East Asia, and Europe. I am currently interested in three areas of education research and evaluation:
• Statewide PK – 12 inclusive education systems for improving the educational outcomes of individuals with disabilities.
• Country-centric, regional, and globally networked-based learning and information systems.
• Inclusive systems for transitioning individuals with disabilities from education and/or training-to-work, worldwide.
Current Center Projects
Lead Evaluator for Ten-Year (2002 – 2012) Evaluation of US Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitative Services award to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction State Professional Development Grant http://www.wispdg.org/wisconsinsig/e&a/acctmodel.htm
Completed Center Projects
Accountability and Results for Students with Disabilities in Nationally Recognized High-Poverty High-Performing High Schools. Four-year research project funded by US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services http://www.cew.wisc.edu/highschools/
The Effect of Career and Technical Education Courses on Academic Achievement of Agriculture Students in Four Milwaukee Public High Schools. Research funded by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Academic Excellence, Vocational and Technical Education.
The Effect of Career and Technical Education Courses on Academic Achievement of Agriculture Students in Fourteen Rural Wisconsin Public High Schools. Research funded by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Academic Excellence, Vocational and Technical Education.
Integrating Academic Career and Technical Education. National scan of state efforts funded by Lake County High Schools Technology Campus, Lake County, Illinois.
21stCentury Community Learning Centers in Wisconsin Evaluation.Funded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division of Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy; Student Services, Prevention, and Wellness Team
Youth to Youth: A Study of State AODA Funded Peer Programs in Wisconsin.Funded by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division of Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy; Student Services, Prevention, and Wellness Team.
Publications
Frasier, James R. (2007). Partnerships that build understanding. Principal Leadership. Vol. 8. (4). Available online at http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec_inside.asp?CID=43&DID=43
Frasier, James R. (2007). Transitioning students with disabilities from middle school to high school. Teaching Exceptional Children Plus. Vol. 4. (2). Available online at http://escholarship.bc.edu/education/tecplus/vol4/iss2/art2/
Frasier, James R. (2005) Multi channel communication: a new learning technology. Journal for vocational and technical education and training. Brunei Darussalam: SEAMEO VOCTECH. pp.50-55. Available online at http://www.voctech.org.bn/epublication/journals/JournalDec2005Inside.pdf
Frasier James R. (1995). First motorola worldwide learning, training and education research conference: selected papers. Motorola University Press: Schaumburg.
Phelps, L.A. & Frasier, J.R. (1988). Legislative and policy aspects of vocational special needs education. In Robert Gaylor-Ross (editor) Vocational Education for Persons with Handicaps. Mayfield Press, Palo Alto, California.
Frasier, James R. (1988). Surveying private sector employers to identify labor training needs, Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 41-48.
Frasier, James R. (1985). Rural state systems for evaluating handicapped and disadvantaged vocational programs, The Journal for Vocational Education Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 19-33.
Frasier, James R. (1984). An analysis of state systems for evaluating vocational education programs and services for handicapped and disadvantaged students. ERIC Document NO. ED 237 662.
Albright, L. & Frasier, J. R. (1982). The Vermont vocational special needs evaluation system: Procedures manual for local education agencies. ERIC Document NO. ED. 22 515.
Frasier, James R. (1981). Involving the disadvantaged in co-operative education programs: The Hartford Area Vocational Center approach, Journal of Vocational Special Needs Education, Vol. 4, pp. 12-14.
Frasier, James R. (1981). Vermont VICA achievement program guide for VICA advisors: Involving handicapped and disadvantaged youth in VICA. ERIC Document NO. ED 198 396.
Frasier, James R. & Cobb, R.B. (1981). Inservice training for trade and industrial teachers in Vermont, Journal of American Vocational Association, Vol. 56, p. 34.
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