Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ525989
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation: Postsecondary Outcomes and Implications for Educational Policy.
Patton, James R.; And Others
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v31 n2 p75-85 Jun 1996
This article analyzes educational policy for students with mild mental retardation in terms of four important outcomes: (1) successful employment; (2) development of independence; (3) the acquisition of life skills; and (4) successful involvement within the school and community. Inhibitors of successful outcomes are identified, and federal and state/local policy implications are discussed. (DB)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Employment, Independent Living, Mild Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Education, Personal Autonomy, Program Development, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Social Integration, Student Educational Objectives, Student Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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