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Peer reviewedGreer, Jeptha V. – Exceptional Children, 1991
This commentary examines at-risk students who are seen as in danger of losing control of their lives because of external loci of control and society's lack of coherent self-control. At-risk students are considered to be suitable candidates for intervention as much as students with more conventional disabilities. (PB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPeck, Charles A.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
This study investigated sources of resistance to development of integrated preschool programs, expressed in interviews with 30 parents, teachers, and administrators and in observations of planning meetings. Findings suggest that perceived loss of political control over aspects of programs that have been informally negotiated among parents,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Disabilities, Locus of Control, Mainstreaming
Download full textJohnson, Marilyn J., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1987
The document contains summaries of papers and ensuing discussions presented at a 1985 symposium on exceptional American Indian children and youth. The opening address (by Beverly Valley, a parent and school board member) stresses the role of parents and the need for less culturally biased testing. Two papers deal with parent and family…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
