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People's Situations and Perspectives Eight Years after Workshop Conversion.
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Murphy, Stephen T.; Rogan, Patricia M.; Handley, Mary; Kincaid, Charles; Royce-Davis, Joanna – Mental Retardation, 2002
A study investigated the circumstances and views of 16 individuals 8 years after participation in one agency's conversion from a sheltered workshop to an exclusively community employment service. Most participants associated the agency's changeover with long-term, personal benefits, including community employment opportunities, increased income,…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Employment, Employment Opportunities
Response to Crinella, McCleary, and Swanson.
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Conroy, James W. – Mental Retardation, 1998
Responds to a critique of "The Small ICF/MR Program: Dimensions of Quality and Cost" (Conroy), that questioned the research design of the study. It emphasizes the significantly higher quality of life ratings for community living arrangements in opportunities for choice-making, integration, individualization, and other measures. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Group Homes
Evaluation of Environmental Support in Group Homes for Persons with Mental Retardation.
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Meador, Darlene M.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
This study of 32 adults with mental retardation found substantial differences in the types of environmental support provided in group homes after transfer from large state institutions. Differences in community adjustment occurred for residents placed in group homes with significantly different functional features. Several factors interacted to…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Community Programs
How a Regression Artifact Makes ICFs/MR Look Ineffective.
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Crinella, Francis M.; McCleary, Richard; Swanson, James M. – Mental Retardation, 1998
Criticizes the research design in "The Small ICF/MR program: Dimensions of Quality and Cost" (Conroy), that found small Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) for individuals with mental retardation are inferior to other community programs. Discusses the problem in selecting a control group on the basis of pretest matching. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Control Groups, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Break the Data-Bank with Monte Carlo? Statistical Problems in the Dispute between Conroy (1996) and Crinella, McCleary, and Swanson (1998).
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Heifetz, Louis J. – Mental Retardation, 1998
Comments on "The Small ICF/MR Program: Dimensions of Quality and Cost" (Conroy), that found small Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF) for individuals with mental retardation are inferior to other community programs. Acknowledges that while some research problems exist, no important evidence against the findings has been provided. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Group Homes