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Gumpel, Thomas P.; Sharoni, Varda – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
We present an analysis of the current state of practice in the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities (LD) in Israel. Through an examination of the cultural, historical, and demographic background of the country ("deep structures"), we show how a fragmented society has developed; it segregates different ethnicities and social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Identification, Learning Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
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Engel, R. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1997
Describes an instrument for identifying students with learning disabilities that was tested on more than a thousand Israeli students (grades 4-10) with and without reading and writing disabilities. The instrument was found to be valid in locating student disabilities in reading, writing, and visual recall. (CR)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Lee, Koby, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 22 papers presented at a conference on practices in adult higher education. Representative papers include the following: "The Classroom as a Model of Social Justice" (Keith B. Armstrong, Susan A. Timm); "Adult Students with Learning Disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders" (Richard…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Accounting, Adult Students, Allied Health Occupations Education