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Material Possessions and Mental Retardation
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Carroll, Marilyn N. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence Differences, Mental Retardation
Individual Program Plan Goal Content in Developmental Disabilities Programs.
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Jacobson, John W. – Mental Retardation, 1987
Comparison of goals (number and content) in individual program plans for developmentally-disabled persons in New York (N=170), Pennsylvania (N=298), and Tennessee (N=1,275) indicated that goals varied as a function of intellectual level in all three states and as a function of program setting (institutional, community, or residential) in New York.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Differences, Group Homes
Art Curricula and MR Preschoolers
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Winkelstein, Ellen; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1973
Studied was the effect of an art specialist on an art curriculum for retarded preschoolers. (Author)
Descriptors: Art, Curriculum, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
Assessing Professionals' Prognostic Impressions of Mental Retardation.
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Wolraich, Mark L.; Siperstein, Gary N. – Mental Retardation, 1983
Attitudes of 168 practitioners (pediatricians, psychologists, special educators, allied health professionals, and social workers) toward mental retardation were compared. Results showed that pediatricians were significantly more pessimistic about the ultimate abilities of mentally retarded adults than psychologists and educators. (Author/SEW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Educational Diagnosis, Health Personnel
Analysis of Minority-Status Supported Employees in Relation to Placement Approach and Selected Outcomes.
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Wilson, Philip G.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
This study of employment outcomes of 869 Illinois supported employees, primarily with mental retardation or mental illness, found that minority-status employees were younger, had higher intelligence quotients, and earned more wages per month than did nonminority supported employees. Few differences among minority subgroups (African American,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Asian Americans, Blacks
IQ, Academic Achievement and Community Adjustment After Discharge from the Institution
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Rosen, Marvin; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1974
Fifty previously institutionalized educable retarded adults were retested approximately 3 years after discharge to ascertain if community living produced a change in IQ or academic achievement, measured by the WAIS and Metropolitan Achievement Battery. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Daily Living Skills
Are Individuals with Severe Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Cost-Efficient To Serve via Supported Employment Programs?
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Cimera, Robert Evert – Mental Retardation, 1998
The relationship between cost-efficiency and personal characteristics of 111 supported employees were examined. When sheltered workshops were used as alternative placements, supported employees with high IQS benefited more from employment within the community than did supported employees with lower IQS. From society's perspective, African-American…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness