A paraprofessional training program designed to provide community controlled mental health services to the Woodlawn community of Chicago, Illinois, is described in this monograph. The neighborhood and The Woodlawn Organization (T.W.O.A), a self help project formed in early 1960, are described from an historical perspective. Some of the areas…

The purpose of this document is to provide an evaluation report of the Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors (funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act), which offers a residential camp program for sixth graders and special education children in north central Ohio. Project evaluation data were gathered from pupils who had…

Rationale for an effective outdoor education program in several Ohio counties is presented. Five general purposes for outdoor education are given: (1) to teach specific knowledge, (2) to use the outdoors as a laboratory, (3) to show man's dependence on nature, (4) to increase appreciation of nature's beauty, and (5) to give the student opportunity…

BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ENABLE TEACHERS AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN TO RECOGNIZE AND TO MEET EFFECTIVELY THE CHILDREN'S NEEDS. EIGHT TOPICS ARE CONSIDERED--(1) NATURE AND CAUSES, (2) IDENTIFICATION, (3) SERVICES (PERSONNEL), (4) PROGRAM PLANNING, (5) PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, (6) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…