THIS MONOGRAPH PRESENTS A VIEW OF EDUCATION FOR HOMEBOUND AND HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND SHOWS ITS SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN RESPECT TO GENERAL EDUCATION. CHAPTER TWO FOCUSES ON THE TEACHER AS A PERSON, DISCUSSING PHILOSOPHICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION PREPARATION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING IS PRESENTED IN CHAPTER THREE. THE CHILDREN, TEACHER ASSIGNMENT, AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT ARE COVERED. PROGRAM CONTENT, INCLUDING CURRICULUM ORGANIZATION AND EMPHASIS, ARE DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER FOUR. CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSES THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE HOMEBOUND CHILD. PUPIL PARTICIPATION AND USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES IS EMPHASIZED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER. CHAPTER SEVEN HIGHLIGHTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF REALIZATION AND SOCIALIZATION. THE LAST CHAPTER OUTLINES ISSUES AND QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY. THE APPENDIXES PRESENT SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS AND MATERIALS USED IN HOSPITAL SCHOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING SCIENCE TO THE HOMEBOUND OR HOSPITALIZED CHILD. APPROXIMATELY 140 REFERENCES ARE CITED. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLICATIONS, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR $1.75. (RS)