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Abery, Brian, Ed.; McConnell, Scott, Ed. – IMPACT, 1989
This "feature issue" focuses on early intervention with handicapped children, with an emphasis on: Project EDGE (Expanding Developmental Growth through Education), an early intervention research project initiated in 1968; strategies for developing family-friendly early intervention services; and progress reports from various states and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
Retish, Paul, Ed. – Issues in Special Education & Rehabilitation, 1994
This special issue on vocational and social inclusion of people with disabilities includes papers with the following titles and authors: "Applying Theories of Career Behavior to Special Populations: Implications for Secondary Vocational Transition Programming" (Jay W. Rojewski); "Familiarity with the Service System and Perception of…
Descriptors: College Programs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Reynolds, Maynard C., Ed.; And Others – Public Studies Review, 1983
The volume presents proceedings from a 1981 conference on public policy issues in the education of handicapped children. Four major presentations are followed by reactions. Presenters were asked to address issues involving the nature and effectiveness of the current system for serving handicapped students, contributions of public policy to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Christenson, Sandra L.; And Others – 1987
The monograph summarizes findings from literature concerned with instructional effectiveness and applies those findings to the education of handicapped students. Emphasis is given to the relationship between instructional variables and positive academic outcomes for students. Characteristics of effective instruction for regular education,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Gilmore, Dana Scott; Butterworth, John – Research To Practice, 1997
This fact sheet summarizes evidence on the work status of successful rehabilitations/closures for people with mental retardation in light of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, which strengthened the focus of state vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs on community employment outcomes. Data analyzed were drawn from the Rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Adults, Federal Legislation, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness
Murphy, James, Ed.; Simon, Rosalyn – News Digest, 1987
This edition of the newsletter of the National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth is intended to help special educators and human service professionals improve the availability of services to handicapped children from minority groups. The first part of the paper focuses on current trends including: (1) the increase in the number…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Persons, Incidence
Walker, Kay, Ed.; And Others – Views: An Early Childhood Special Education Newsletter, 1981
Four issues (1980/81) of Views, an early childhood special education newsletter published by Project Sunrise Outreach in Montana, are collected in the document. Each issue contains one or two feature articles, and sections on early childhood programs, news from the states (Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho), comments from colleagues, research summaries,…
Descriptors: Burnout, Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Dummer, Gail M.; Windham, Geraldine M. – Practical Pointers, 1982
This publication describes an inservice training program implemented in September 1979 in the Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) to help physical education teachers involved with mainstreamed handicapped students. Issues emphasized in planning the program were relevance, information, convenience, and feasibility of the workshop model. Two…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Hoff, David – The Institute Brief, 1997
This report provides guidelines and a process for people with disabilities living in Massachusetts to follow to evaluate employment service options that will allow them to receive services best meeting their individual needs. Strategies for finding out information about the different programs and a checklist are given by which to evaluate…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Disabilities, Employment Programs
Faraday, Sally – FEDA Report, 1996
The implementation of the 1992 Further and Higher Education (FHE) Act in Britain changed the statutory responsibilities for post-school education of learners with learning difficulties and disabilities. This resulted in the so-called "Schedule 2/non-Schedule 2" divide. Research examined the impact of these changes on learners and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries
Washington, Charles W., Ed. – LINKAGES, 1996
This newsletter theme issue focuses on the impact of learning disabilities within families, specifically families with low literacy skills. It explores the effectiveness of family literacy programs, examines the connection between the field of family literacy and learning disabilities (LD), and offers suggestions on how to work with students with…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Family Influence, Family Literacy
Budnick, Albert, Ed. – Forum, 1981
Nine articles provide perceptions of teachers, administrators, parents, teacher educators, and others on the mainstreaming of handicapped children. In "One Parent's View of Mainstreaming," a parent recounts her son's successful experience. "Justice is Affordable--Securing the Entitlements of PL 94-142" by M. Thompson and R.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Linkages: Linking Literacy & Learning Disabilities, 1995
This special topic issues focuses on workplace literacy. "Literacy Practices in Today's Workplace" (Larry Mikulecky) provides a picture of demands and practices in workplace literacy. "Workplace Literacy Skills: Making Reading Work for Work" (Esther Minskoff) advocates use of contextual instruction and offers guidelines for providing workplace…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Job Skills
Vandercook, Terri; York-Barr, Jennifer – Impact, 1996
This feature issue on inclusion and school restructuring for students with and without disabilities contains the following articles: (1) "The 7 Habits for Educators" (Terri Vandercook); (2) "The Evolution of Inclusive Education" (Jennifer York-Barr and Terri Vandercook); (3) "Creating Inclusive Schools: What Does the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Swan, William W., Ed.; Brown, Carvin L., Ed. – GPN Research Report, 1985
This report contains an overview of the General Psychoeducational Program Network and four research papers on the education of students with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED). The first paper, "Academic Progress of SED students Served in the Georgia Psychoeducational Program Network" (Thomas H. Cope), reports on a study which found…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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