A problem with gerontology theory is that it focuses on a social view of the aged, ignoring individual and cultural variables. A person is judged to have aged successfully if he has adjusted to society's definition of an "elderly person." Similarly, most studies of programs and options for the aged reflect the view of the service…

A music specialist presents guidelines for using music to help integrate handicapped children into mainstreamed settings. Basic concepts regarding the nature of disability and the possible options for mainstreaming are considered. She addresses eight types of problems which may be exhibited by handicapped students and suggests musical ideas for…

The influence of descriptions of students' race and social behavior on teacher recommendations for referral to special education services was investigated. Two hundred and seventy-five Michigan secondary teachers responded to a survey in which they evaluated a fictitious student cumulative record folder for a 12-year-old seventh-grade male.…

A review of early test data and school, environmental, and sociometric information from the Austin Longitudinal Research Project suggests that certain indicators are useful as precursors of personal adjustment nine years later. (Author)

Findings were that students' attention-to-teacher and attention-to-class-activity scores, students' scores on a test of discrimination of the emotional content in a female's voice, and attention and adjustment scores are positively related to achievement. (RB)

Research supported by a faculty research grant from the University of California.

Based on a master's thesis submitted by the senior author to the University of Miami.

THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN INSERVICE PROGRAM WHICH STRESSES THE STUDY BY A TEACHER OF A SINGLE SOCIALLY UNACCEPTED CHILD LEADS TO A DESIRABLE CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR OF THE TEACHER. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP CONSISTED OF 46 CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN 6 COUNTIES, WITH ONE UNACCEPTED CHILD IN EACH OF THE…

Followup studies of released offenders in the community have frequently provided poor indices of recidivism because of their failure to discriminate between different kinds of violations and adjustment to the community. To develop a new criterion for measuring recidivism, information on the postrelease behavior of 142 adult male felons was…

This paper discusses accountability in education and describes the formulation and field testing of a new conceptual model relevant to the education of emotionally and socially maladjusted children. The model design was based on specific consideration of: a) levels of training to be provided, b) types of facilities available for field experiences,…

Despite extensive literature on the impact of physical impairment upon personality, there is a dearth of objective data with adolescent age groups. This research attempts to determine if there are personality differences between groups of adolescents with observable, yet dissimilar physical disabilities. (Author/RK)