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Salisbury, Christine L.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1993
Qualitative research methods were used to examine practices at an elementary school providing inclusive schooling for students with and without disabilities. Findings indicated that systems change occurred slowly, intentionally, and with a collaborative process of decision making which stressed development of policies, conditions, and supports…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Change
Hanline, Mary Frances; Bair, Marilyn – 1988
The paper describes Project STIP (Supported Transition to Integrated Preschools), a demonstration project in San Francisco, California, which is developing and evaluating a model for integrating preschool children with special needs into regular education preschool programs. Project STIP also developed and evaluated a district-wide model for…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Fritz, Marie F.; Miller, Maury – 1995
This study attempted to identify variables supportive of inclusive programming for children with disabilities from the teacher's perspective. Structured interviews with 10 teachers at two pilot elementary schools in Indiana addressed issues concerning type and frequency of staff development, site visits to inclusive schools, previous experience…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Gordon, Elizabeth – 1990
This report outlines emerging paradigms of service for mentally retarded adults emerging from a nationwide search for innovative programs and practices. It was prompted by the consistent finding of a Pennsylvania longitudinal study that mentally retarded school completers tend to live indefinitely with parents or guardians. The study found the…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adults, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
Correia, Claire L. – 1988
The speech examines mainstreaming of handicapped students in the context of Canadian culture. Integration is seen to be a more appropriate term since it better reflects the pluralism of Canadian society. Basic goals of the Canadian educational system as a whole are identified and recent legislative actions at the provincial and federal level in…
Descriptors: Consultants, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Kohler, Paula D.; And Others – 1993
The five chapters of this monograph review the literature and propose best practices for the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult life in the community. The opening chapter, "Transition from School to Integrated Communities" (Janis Chadsey-Rusch and others), offers a review of the research on outcomes attained by…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs