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Download full textSchurr, Kenton T.; Brookover, Wilbur B. – 1967
To investigate change in the general self concept of ability of educable mentally retarded special class students, four equally spaced interviews were conducted with 51 students (mean age 11.63) over a 2-year period. Pupils answered questions about their academic ability from the General Self-Concept of Ability Scale; scores showed an ascending…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Baumgartner, Bernice B.; Lynch, Katherine D. – 1967
Written chiefly for a wide variety of specialists who have responsibility for special educational provisions for mentally retarded pupils, the book also is intended for general school and special education administration courses. Each chapter starts with a set of guiding principles, followed by expanded examples, and concludes with a summary which…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Career Counseling, Community Planning
Peer reviewedDoctor, Powrie Vaux, Ed.; Benson, Elizabeth E., Ed. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1968
The list of services includes religious workers, 20 American or organizations of and for the deaf, and 12 educational, rehabilitative, or professional services. Government sponsored research projects and graduate theses on deaf education are enumerated; a review of publications and a bibliography of periodicals on deafness are provided; a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Clinics, Community Programs, Deafness
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1975
The publication is designed to provide instruction for occupational training in the area of child development. It includes basic knowledges and skills in parenthood education, developmental child care, children's activities, child health, employment opportunities in the field, and working with special groups. The purpose of the publication is to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Care Occupations, Child Development, Curriculum Guides
Robeck, Mildred C. – 1968
A project to develop instructional and evaluative procedures for special classes of intellectually gifted students in grades four, five, and six was developed as part of California Project Talent. Two demonstration programs were observed over a 3-year period; the two classes were all-day, full-week programs for children with an IQ of 130 or over.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administration, Admission Criteria, Curriculum Development
Boyd, Sally; McDowall, Sue; Cooper, Garrick – 2002
This report documents the Innovative Pathways study of nonconventional year 12 and 13 programs at 7 schools, considered successful in assisting "at risk" students in their transition from school to the work force or further education and training. Elements of good practice are documented that contributed to and assisted students'…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedMuscott, Howard S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
Special education teachers (n=108) were assessed to determine whether standards for acceptable student behavior differed as a function of either placement or instructional level of schooling. Differences were found only at the elementary level, where teachers in less restrictive placements (such as resource rooms) expressed more rigorous…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Environment, Delivery Systems, Discipline
Xin, Fu; And Others – 1995
This paper explores the social ecological opportunities implied by segregated extended school year (ESY) summer programs for students with disabilities who, during the school year, attend inclusive programs in classrooms with nondisabled peers. Two primary grade students with severe multiple disabilities were observed in the classroom situation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Extended School Year, Focus Groups, Inclusive Schools
Riches, Vivienne; And Others – 1993
This report summarizes results obtained for the first cohort of students (n=98) with disabilities involved in the pilot Transition Project begun in 1989 in New South Wales (Australia). Students were in either special schools (56 percent), special classes in regular high schools (40 percent), or integrated regular settings (3.5 percent). Of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment
Bell, Laura C.; And Others – 1991
The Lexington School for the Deaf (New York) has developed a program which involves deaf students in extensive writing within the science curriculum through utilization of a local area network of linked computers. The program is intended to counter the students' low science achievement and poor written language skills. Originally developed for use…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Deafness
Scuccimarra, David Joseph – 1987
This study investigated the post-school adjustment of mildly handicapped twelfth-grade students 2 years after they graduated or left high school. Two types of handicapped individuals were interviewed: 65 students in self-contained, vocational education programs and 46 students in resource programs. Students in both groups had unemployment rates…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Employment, Graduate Surveys
Michigan State Dept. of Public Instruction, Lansing. – 1966
APPROXIMATELY 68 PERCENT OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN ARE BEING SERVED. MICHIGAN'S STATE PROGRAM SERVES MORE THAN 30,000 MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN. PROVISIONS FOR EDUCABLE AND TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN INCLUDE (1) EDUCABLE SPECIAL CLASSES, (2) CONSULTANTS WHO WORK WITH…
Descriptors: Boarding Homes, Census Figures, Identification, Mental Retardation
Grover, Edward C.; Todd, Joseph H. – 1967
A definition of learning disorders, medical observations, diagnostic terms, the role of medication, and psychological implications and descriptions are provided. The philosophy and variations of educational programs for the neurologically handicapped are described; facets of the special class program considered are the instructional program,…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Design
Pfannstiel, Daniel C.; Hunter, Starley M. – 1968
The purpose of the project was to determine the most effective teaching methods for reaching the Mexican American population of El Paso, Texas, with Extension educational programs. An initial study in 1962 brought into focus characteristics and situations of Mexican American families for the purpose of evaluation. One population was subjected to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Methods, Expenditures
Morse, William C.; And Others – 1964
The study identified themes running through special class programs for the emotionally handicapped, analyzed classroom procedures, and described the teachers' backgrounds, attitudes, and purposes and the students' perceptions of the programs. Initially, 117 public school programs for the emotionally handicapped were located and surveyed by mail;…
Descriptors: Administration, Allied Health Personnel, Classroom Environment, Emotional Disturbances
