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Cassen, Anthony L. – 1980
A successful student volunteer program for providing community services, initiated by the Quaker-run Westtown School, is described. After arranging for the recruitment and the orientation of student volunteers, cooperating agencies, and faculty sponsors, evaluation processes, daily schedules, and public relations policies were devised. Students,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Disadvantaged, High Schools, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedGallagher, James J. – American Psychologist, 1989
Current legislation that improves services to target populations includes elements of mandated reform of certain professional practices. Such a mandate puts into practice changes that many have said were needed, but it also makes implementation of these policies more difficult. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This document is a transcript of hearings concerning the Handicapped Individuals Services and Training Act that would provide funds for operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, the Vinland National Center for Health-Sports and Physical Fitness for Handicapped Individuals, and other projects and services for…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Needs, Federal Legislation
