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Download full textVergason, Glenn A., Ed.; Hutzler, Yeshayahu, Ed. – Issues in Special Education & Rehabilitation, 1993
This interdisciplinary scientific journal emphasizes the linkage between special education and rehabilitation services. Selected papers from the first two issues include: "The Impact of Current Issues in Teacher Education on the Preparation of Special Educators" (Patricia Edelen-Smith and others); "Training Teachers and Parents To Work…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Evans, Judith L.; Ilfeld, Ellen M., Ed.; Hanssen, Elizabeth, Ed. – Coordinator's Notebook, 1998
Young children with special needs should be served within inclusive early childhood programs. Quality Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) programs provide a model to use when developing inclusive programs for children of all ages. This theme issue of "Coordinator's Notebook" focuses on the development of inclusive ECCD programs.…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Cooperation
Fitzgerald, Maureen, Ed.; Armstrong, Jocelyn, Ed. – IEEIR Interchange, 1993
This newsletter issue is devoted to summaries of 12 papers on culture and disability issues in the Pacific. The summaries presented span Oceania and are based on papers representing Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Nstasinge: The Sickness of a Small Boy from the Finisterre Range in Papua New…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Jackson, Robin, Ed. – Wessex Studies in Special Education, 1983
The journal includes nine papers on special education topics in Great Britain as well as reviews of seven books dealing with handicapped individuals. Titles and authors of the papers are as follows: "The Role of the Paediatric Occupational Therapist in Helping Children with Special Needs" (J. Jenkinson and D. Swinney); "The Pathway…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment
Jansson, Karin; And Others – School Research Newsletter, 1980
The SIF project in Sweden investigated problems of special education at the preschool level. Project activities included the analysis of diagnosis and treatment methods, participation in a preschool institution where parental education and special support were essential aims, and a study of the problem prevention functions of environmental…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Instruction, Preschool Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Educational Services Branch. – 1995
This document consists of a collection of fourteen information brochures, each issued in both an English and a French version. Each brochure describes the symptoms of a particular disability and provides recommended classroom interventions and additional resources. This collection covers the following disabilities (arranged alphabetically and…
Descriptors: Allergy, Asthma, Autism, Classroom Techniques
Glassock, Geoffrey T. – 1986
This discussion looks briefly at the developmental tasks of adolescence to see how and if they apply to disabled youth. Topics discussed include disability as a stigma and how that affects the development of self-concept. The discussion is then interrelated to Schildkrout, Shenker and Sonnenlick's (1980) study, entitled "Human Figure Drawing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1985
This collection of papers focuses on working with adults who have special needs. In her paper entitled "Literacy and the Visually Handicapped," Janice E. Mason examines ways in which strategies for meeting the needs of visually handicapped persons can be integrated into literacy programs. "Singer and Listener: Basic Education Work…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Disabled Persons Bulletin, 1997
At its 52nd session, the United Nations General Assembly considered the report of the Secretary-General on the review and appraisal of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled People, and 44 governments sponsored a draft resolution of further action. The draft was adopted by the Assembly on December 12, 1997. The resolution includes the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Children, Civil Rights
Faraday, Sally – FEDA Paper, 1996
A 1993 study examined the range of opportunities that Open College Network (OCN) accreditation offered to learners with learning difficulties and disabilities in Great Britain. It examined OCN quality processes, including recognition panels, moderation, and internal quality systems. Information was gathered from the National Open College Network,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Certificates, Educational Practices, Educational Quality
Woods, Diane E., Ed. – IEEIR Interchange, 1991
Two articles explore possibilities for collaboration between American and Asian researchers addressing disabilities in a worldwide context. The first article, by Mike Miles, is titled "Using Action-Oriented Disability Studies in Pakistan." It focuses on how information can be disseminated in informal, nontraditional (non-Western) ways.…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Check Lists, Child Development, Community Programs
Retish, Paul, Ed. – Issues in Special Education & Rehabilitation, 1994
This special issue on vocational and social inclusion of people with disabilities includes papers with the following titles and authors: "Applying Theories of Career Behavior to Special Populations: Implications for Secondary Vocational Transition Programming" (Jay W. Rojewski); "Familiarity with the Service System and Perception of…
Descriptors: College Programs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Bildung und Wissenschaft, 1997
This journal issue provides a comprehensive review of the remedial school system for students with disabilities in Germany. Introductory material describes the school system as a whole, the rights of children with disabilities within the system, and the existence of significant differences in school laws and services among the 16 German states.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Practices
TASH Newsletter, 1998
The ten 1998 issues of the newsletter of TASH comprise this document. An issue typically contains news items, a column by the organization's executive director, reports from special interest groups, legislative testimony, conference information, and several major articles, such as the following: "A Q&A on IDEA 97 with Tom Gilhool"; "Positive…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminology, Cultural Differences
NAREM Journal, 1979
The issue of the journal of the National Association for Remedial Education in Malaysia contains eight articles (three of which are in English) which discuss the nature of remedial education, causes of learning difficulties, and remedial techniques. Articles in Malay have English synopses. Malay articles are about: a general examination of four…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Foreign Countries
