The purpose of this study was to identify ways to improve the quality of the Training and Personnel for the Education of the Handicapped program (CFDA 84.029) review process by determining how much training would be beneficial to ensure that the reviewers have similar orientations to the process. To do this, the study examined the degree of consistency among groups of reviewers who received various amounts of orientation training.
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