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Peer reviewedCoutinho, Martha J.; Oswald, Donald – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1996
This article analyzes national and state placement patterns for students with serious emotional disturbance between 1988 and 1991. Findings indicate that many states report substantial increases or decreases in percentage of children served in regular education classes, resource rooms, separate classes, or separate facilities. State demographic…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Harvard Education Letter, 1989
The question of responsibility for the education of disabled students has become a controversial issue. This article explores the debate between proponents of special education and of mainstreaming for academically handicapped children. Under Public Law 94-142, disabled children are guaranteed an appropriate public education in the least…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Handicap Identification
