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Download full textShatz, Esther – SSTA Research in Brief, 1994
This study attempted to determine the number of programs for Canadian students with behavioral disorders, identify practices currently used in these programs, and examine the availability of written program descriptions. A literature review provides information on: definition and prevalence (both in general and in Canada specifically); historical…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification
Waterman, Betsy B. – NICHCY News Digest, 1994
This newsletter issue focuses on the assessment of school-aged children to: (1) determine if a child has a disability and is eligible for special services, and (2) provide information that can drive educational programming. Section 1 is an introduction which addresses a definition of assessment, how students are identified for assessment, federal…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Compliance (Legal), Cultural Differences, Definitions
NCERI Bulletin, 1995
This bulletin presents two articles which challenge the current special education system, one in terms of the conceptualization of disability and the second in terms of differential and discriminatory treatment of poor and minority youth. The first article titled "New Trends in Disability Studies: Implications for Educational Policy" (Harlan Hahn)…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disadvantaged Youth
