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Download full textYsseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1987
This study investigated time allocated to instruction as a function of the specific type of mild handicap and as a function of setting and subject matter content. Subjects were 122 elementary students categorized as learning-disabled, emotionally/behaviorally disturbed, educable mentally retarded, and nonhandicapped. Subjects were in mainstreamed,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Harvard Education Letter, 1989
The question of responsibility for the education of disabled students has become a controversial issue. This article explores the debate between proponents of special education and of mainstreaming for academically handicapped children. Under Public Law 94-142, disabled children are guaranteed an appropriate public education in the least…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Handicap Identification
