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Survey of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps in Spain.
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Alfonsin, Eduardo Teijeiro; Ferruelo, Margarita Garcia – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1989
This paper summarizes results of a survey of 256,000 individuals in Spain which sought to identify those individuals with impairments, disabilities, and handicaps. The paper also examines the usefulness of the World Health Organization's classification. Results are discussed in terms of prevalence of disability, age, sex, common impairments,…
Descriptors: Age, Classification, Definitions, Disabilities
Family Involvement in Early Intervention: Accepting the Unchangeable, Changing the Changeable, and Knowing the Difference.
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Brinker, Richard P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
Three criticisms of family-centered models of early intervention for individuals with disabilities are put forth: the definition of family is indeterminate; early interventionists bring their own conceptions of the meaning of family to their work; and empirical research about family processes and their relationship to individuals' development is…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family (Sociological Unit)
Understanding Mainstreaming through the Perceptions of All Participants: A Series of Dilemmas.
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Boscardin, Mary Lynn; Butler, Joyce E. – Exceptionality, 1997
Discusses the difficulties in conducting a case study on the attitudes and beliefs that individuals held about mainstreaming a boy with disabilities, including changes in terminology, methodological dilemmas, and discrepancies between the definitions that participants explicitly shared and observations of their interactions with the boy. (CR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Definitions, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Methodological Problems in Estimating Dropout Rates and the Implications for Studying Dropouts from Special Education.
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MacMillan, Donald L.; And Others – Exceptionality: A Research Journal, 1990
Arguing that reliable and valid dropout rate estimates are prerequisite to establishment of causal factors and intervention programs, this article examines differences in definitions of dropouts, computational methods, and the complexities in defining cohorts, as well as the importance of sample attrition. Several sources of error are discussed.…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Definitions, Disabilities, Dropout Rate
Applications of Developmental Epidemiological Data Linkage Methodology To Examine Early Risk for Childhood Disability.
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Redden, Sandra Cluett; Mulvihill, Beverly A.; Wallander, Jan; Hovinga, Mary A. – Developmental Review, 2000
Reviews and discusses definitions of risk for disabilities and methods for predicting risk. Maintains that longitudinal and other types of studies have been used to resolve the difficulties in defining, identifying, and prioritizing at-risk children. Discusses the use of developmental epidemiological methods as an effective way to identify…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cohort Analysis, Cross Sectional Studies, Definitions
Scientifically Based Research: Who Let the Dogs Out?
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Algozzine, Bob – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2003
This article discusses concerns with the No Child Left Behind definition of scientifically based research and its preference for random-assignment experiments. It proposes that instead of playing the victim, critics should illustrate the important findings that have advanced the field using research methodologies other than randomized experiments.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education