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Peer reviewedStrickland, Bonnie R. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1988
Notes changes in mortality and morbidity statistics which reflect the major health disorders in the nation. Asserts that Americans are now burdened with chronic and disabling disorders of aging population that are increasingly linked to environmental and behavioral factors. Documents gender differences among major life-threatening disorders and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Diseases, Health
Download full textMackie, Romaine P. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
School systems, as never before, are attempting to provide for physically handicapped children. Much has been accomplished, but an even larger task is still before us. Thousands of such children are not yet able to take advantage of their birthright--the opportunity for education. There are numerous reasons for this, one of which is lack of…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, School Buildings, Student Needs, Educational Environment
Martens, Elise H., Comp. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1935
The White House Conference of 1930, recognizing the importance of greater coordination of forces related to the education of exceptional children, urged that the United States Office of Education perform the services of a coordinating agency in this respect. The Office of Education, while ready to accept the responsibility, has been hampered by…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Cooperative Programs, Special Needs Students, Federal Government
Matheison, Clele Lee – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1939
Among the exceptional children for whom special educational facilities are essential are those who must spend weeks or months or years in a hospital or a sanatorium. Many of these children, while undergoing physical treatment, can very profitably engage in school work. Comparatively little has been written about this phase of educational activity,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Student Characteristics, Teachers, High School Students
Foster, Emery M.; Iedell, Julia E.; Smith, Rose Marie; Martens, Elias H.; McLeod, Beatrice – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This bulletin provides the sixth chapter of the Biennial Survey of Education, 1930-32, which has been published in separate chapters dealing with specific segments of the educational system. This document explores the impact of the economic depression on the education of exceptional children. Special day schools and classes for exceptional…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Residential Schools, Disabilities, Special Schools
Mackie, Romaine P.; Dunn, Lloyd M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1954
For some time, leaders in special education have expressed the desire for a national overview of State certification requirements for teachers of exceptional children who, because of their limitations and their particular needs, require special help. This bulletin, prepared as a part of an Office of Education Study, "Qualification and Preparation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Academically Gifted, Teacher Qualifications, State Standards
Fernandez, Alice Barrows – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
Transmitted herewith, is a report of the physical survey of the schools of Meriden, Connecticut, with suggestions and recommendations for a building program for the city. Two sets of recommendations for the building program are submitted. One is based on the usual plan of organization, through which a seat is provided for every child enrolled in…
Descriptors: School Buildings, School Community Relationship, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Design
Foster, Emery M.; Martens, Elise H. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
For the past decade the Office of Education has periodically compiled statistics dealing with special schools and classes for exceptional children. During that time the importance of adjusting instructional procedures to meet the needs of individual boys and girls has been increasingly stressed in the general philosophy of education. Inherent in…
Descriptors: Residential Schools, Teaching Methods, Special Schools, Special Classes
