THIS PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED TO SHOW WHAT EFFECT THE SERVICES OF A RESEARCH TEACHER FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED PUPILS 1 DAY A WEEK WOULD HAVE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL MATURITY OF THESE CHILDREN AND TO DETERMINE IF SUCH A PROGRAM IS FINANCIALLY PRACTICABLE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE EFFECT OF SUCH A PROGRAM ON THE INSERVICE TRAINING…

This experiment was based on the assumption that the academic failure of the disadvantaged or middle class child is due to a failure of instruction and that if above-normal learning schedules were maintained, the second year of an enrichment program would not show the customary drop in gains from the first year. The subjects of this study were 43…