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Download full textOttenbacher, Kenneth; Cooper, Harris – 1982
Findings of 43 studies examining the effects of class placement on social adjustment of mentally retarded students were reviewed. Studies met the following criteria: (1) they investigated the class placement of mentally retarded students; (2) they included a dependent measure of social adjustment; and (3) they reported quantitative tests of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation
Calder, Kim Judith – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1990
The paper discusses the interaction of learning disabilities with the typical developmental tasks of adolescence and adulthood. Typical high school programs (resource room and segregated classroom models) are reviewed to determine how services can better meet the needs of this age group. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Developmental Tasks, Educational Needs
PDF pending restorationBunda, Mary Anne – 1985
The paper describes problems endemic to the evaluation of programs for gifted and talented students. The goals of gifted and talented programs are often substantially different from those covered on outcome measures available to schools. When decisions are being made about the type of programs to be provided, parallel consideration should be given…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Sutaria, Saroj – 1987
The literature review examines the issue of whether categorical differentiation and placement of mentally retarded and learning disabled students is educationally warranted. First, the two conditions are defined; next, a comparison between the two on psychological, behavioral-social, and educational characteristics usually ascribed to children so…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences
Madden, Nancy A.; Slavin, Robert E. – 1982
The paper reviews research on the effects of placement in full-time special education classes, part-time regular classes with resource support, and full-time regular classes on mildly handicapped students. Also examined are programs designed to improve achievement, social-emotional adjustment, and social acceptance of the academically handicapped…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Exceptional Child Research
Heller, Kirby A., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The document contains the final report of a project to determine the factors that account for disproportionate representation of minority students in special education programs, especially programs for mentally retarded students; and to identify placement criteria for practices that do not affect minority students disproportionately. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
