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Hale, L.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
This study reports the very different reactions and choices of legally blind twin sisters who were provided services through the Mississippi Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind agency. Emphasis is on the importance of individual differences and variables, such as personality, over which the rehabilitation agency has no control. (DB)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Attitudes, Blindness, Case Studies
Rist, Marilee C. – Executive Educator, 1991
A research study of identical twins, by Thomas J. Bouchard Jr., discloses that genetics exert a stronger influence over personality than we thought. Parents and teachers are advised to be active and alert observers of children's interests and talents to provide appropriate tools and resources to develop these propensities. (MLF)
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Genetics, Individual Differences