Inclusion of students with disabilities, especially those with mental retardation, has come to mean the placement of all students in general education classrooms, sometimes with limited planning for the individual needs of each student. Several court cases, laws, and movements have brought about the level of inclusion that exists today. However,…

A computer-based resource unit in health and physical education would enable health and physical educators to share the benefits of each other's work. (RC)

Describes an experimental dropout prevention program in which selected high school students are assigned to a "homeroom" teacher who gives each student extra personal attention and works with each student and his parents to develop the best educational plan for the student. (JG)

This training manual addresses the vocational rehabilitation (VR) of persons with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and related conditions. It considers the medical, cultural, social, legal, psychological, and economic implications of this condition; and how these factors relate to the vocational…

The mobile unit--an individualized instructional program in office occupations in which nine weeks are devoted to typewriting--was developed to meet the needs of the disadvantaged junior high school students. (BP)

The author's purpose here was to analyze some of the basic assumptions on which the present practices of open education are built and to investigate the apparent discrepancy between theory and practice. (Author/RK)

The thesis of this paper is that television can effectively disseminate information to adult learners, thereby freeing the instructor from repetitive tasks and allowing him to assume a facilitative, diagnostic, and consultative role for larger numbers of adult students on an individualized basis. Research data and an example of a mediated…

A survey of relevant research strongly suggests that the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) offers considerable potential for community college instruction. It has five main features: students move at their own rates of speed, utilize written study guides, demonstrate mastery of each unit before continuing, meet with proctors for periodic…

The author presents a general discourse on the nature of performance-based education, in particular, performance-based teacher education, and presents considerations in the education of teachers of science. Pressures originating from the Pennsylvania State Department of Education are examined, as well as the University of Pittsburgh position…

Discussed are findings of a task force on parent-teacher-child involvement in the education of handicapped children, and described is a prescriptive approach to parent programs that focuses on assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. It is explained that a 4-day workshop centered on 10 modules, including parent-child dynamics,…

The manual discusses legal and procedural guidelines established by North Carolina regarding educational services for severely handicapped students. Covered in separate sections are the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definition; placement procedures (referral, screening, school-based committee, assessment, placement, and exit…

The problems of teachers as they deal with the rapid changes brought about by Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and other legislation have largely been ignored. The teaching profession is considered one of the most potentially stressful occupations in the world (along with air traffic controllers and surgeons). While…

An executive report summarizes the Alberta Vocational Centre's development of a portable individualized, competency-based learning system for use in an adult basic education program in a non-institutional community location. The report deals with the project's rationale, development (including management, curricular development, budget, and site…