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Peer reviewedJaffe, Rivka – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes an Israeli experimental program in which homemakers are trained to assist in the care of retarded children remaining at home. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Care, Children, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Tokyo. – 1974
Collected is information provided by Cuba, Japan, Kenya, and Sweden on the historical background, the present situation, and the future outlook of their systems of special education. Introductory comments compare the national systems in terms of historical developments, arrangements for identifying the handicapped, special educational provisions,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Foreign Countries
Rhodes, H. C. – 1977
Described are findings from a review of the organization, administration, and effectiveness of special education services in Alberta, Canada (1975-1976). The first part provides an analysis of the relationship of variables (such as district size, per pupil expenditure, and ratio of students to special education staff) to the distribution of level…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children
Wood, Mary M.; And Others – 1978
The paper examines an exemplary special education school for the handicapped in Peru and describes the school's success in training children in primary education and basic work skills. A rate of return for the investment in the school is calculated using cost-benefit analysis. The results are noted to indicate a conservative estimate of 10% return…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children, Job Skills
Download full textMinistry of Education, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). – 1970
Written in English and Arabic, the document summarizes educational and rehabilitation services provided for handicapped children in Saudi Arabia by that country's Department of Special Education. Tables present statistical data on types of education and the numbers of institutes, classes, and students involved in each; student enrollment and staff…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children
Mehta, Vera D. – 1978
The paper considers the problems of special education for India. Sections cover the incidence and types of crippling conditions, special education in the context of India's general educational system, medical services and their bearing on the problem of exceptional children, and an overview of trends in the provision of special education in…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
McKeown, Edward N. – 1978
The paper describes the provision of special education programs throughout Metropolitan Toronto in the areas of hearing, vision, aphasia, orthopedic and other health related disabilities, the trainable retarded, and programs in hospitals and institutions. The author explains how these programs are provided by one area board of education on behalf…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children
Armitage, Doreen – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1979
Literature written between 1968 and 1978 on British Columbia's Learning Assistance Centres (LACs), part of the multilevel supportive service offered to the exceptional student, is reviewed; and guidelines for developing an LAC are offered. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
Rhodes, H. C. – 1977
Presented is the complete report from an evaluation of special education services in Alberta, Canada (1975-1976). The first section details the relationships between predictor variables (such as pupil density; annual per pupil expenditure, and mean salary of teaching and administrative staff) and the proportion of students served. Reviewed in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children
Lahay, Laurel, Comp.; And Others – 1976
The guide for instructors, volunteers and program organizers contains information on establishing swimming programs for disabled persons in Canada. Outlined are steps involved in securing funds and initiating program efforts, and listed are names and addresses of resources for specific handicapping conditions. General teaching suggestions are…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
Jordan, P. K.; Bywater, C. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1973
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Exceptional Child Services, Foreign Countries, Foster Children
Engleman, Vance; Carroll, Andrea – 1977
Described are findings from a 6-week tour by Americans of programs for the handicapped in India and surrounding South Asia countries. Reported in a city-by-city summary are efforts for the handicapped in New Delhi, Amritsar, Varanasi, Calcutta, Madras, Trivandrum, Bombay, Udaipur, and Jaipur. A final section provides reflections on the strengths…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Services
Sehler, Arselia B. – 1969
The content analysis of the impressions of 22 American educators who spent 6 weeks studying special education in Europe summarizes their impressions or concerns on the philosophy, diagnostic procedures, staffing, and post-school planning of the special education programs they visited. The report considers positive reactions and negative concerns…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Educational Planning, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education
Sletved, Henning – 1972
The author evaluates the educational needs of handicapped children in Denmark, discusses recent psychoeducational research pertinent to those needs, and makes recommendations for improving the division of administrative responsibility between the educational and social services departments. Research concerning the relative benefits of special…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Educational Facilities, Educational Needs
Burgess, David S. – Journal of Current Social Issues, 1975
This article presents an in-depth argument for international and American programs providing food and other aid to the malnourished children in Third World countries. (BRT)
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Government Role
