This mixed-methods study investigates the perspectives of twice-exceptional students on learning strategies that have been recommended for them in the literature. Have the strategies recommended in the literature been implemented? Do students perceive the strategies to be beneficial in helping them learn? Participants represented a broad range of…

For many parents, successfully advocating for their twice-exceptional child can be intimidating and overwhelming. Using grounded theory, we conducted a study with parents (n = 8) of elementary age, twice-exceptional children to learn about their advocacy experiences. Findings revealed that parents simultaneously advocated for their child's…

Provided is a questionnaire in the form of a rating scale to determine the degree to which teachers believe 316 characteristics (called behavioral descriptors) are typical of gifted children. Given is a definition of giftedness which includes capability of high performance in areas such as general intellectual ability and creative thinking, and…

The final part of a study of the needs of approximately 500 Alabama vocational educators serving handicapped and disadvantaged students focuses on concerns and problems reported by the educators. Responses are reported by six service areas (agribusiness education, business and office education, distributive education, health occupations education,…

The document reports results of a survey involving 4,427 community residential facilities (CRFs) for mentally retarded individuals. The report is divided into four major sections: Part I includes a review of the status of CRFs prior to the 1977 survey; Part II describes the methods and procedures used in conducting the survey; Part III presents…

The study involving 20 retarded adolescents and adults was designed to develop a rapid screening instrument predictive of a client's overall level of functioning. Using the Broome Functional Behavior Checklist, information was collected on each of the S's adaptive behaviors. The concept of using a subtest of items on a functional profile to make…

The paper reports on an analysis of questionnaires completed by approximately 500 vocational educators in Alabama concerning their need for resources to work more effectively with handicapped and disadvantaged students. Responses are reported for six service areas (agribusiness education, business and office education, distributive education,…

A screening model to identify gifted elementary students (grades 3 through 5) was evaluated to reduce the inefficient use of the school psychologist's time. The screening devices used to select children for the final criterion measure were (1) training, observation, and nomination by teachers; (2) orientation and the use of a sociometric technique…

Over 200 interviews were conducted with students and teachers at the elementary, intermediate, and high school levels to investigate satisfaction with the San Juan School District (California) Master Plan, suggestions for the improvement of services, and satisfaction with the integration of the special education students. Teachers were generally…

A national survey of Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) programs was conducted to determine the extent to which one model of a career development program, EBCE, is meeting the needs of handicapped students and to create awareness of this information among educators and program developers. Responses were obtained for 173 programs. Five types…

Three properties of the Test of the Hierarchy of Inductive Knowledge (THINK)--that the levels of social competence assessed are cumulative/hierarchical, age-dependent, and related to criterion estimates of behavior--were tested with 120 educable mentally retarded children (ages 9-14 years). (Author/DLS)

A study was undertaken to examine the attitudes of parents and teachers toward the integration of young children with special needs and typically developing children into the same early childhood settings, and to determine any significant differences between the teachers' and parents' attitudes. An integration questionnaire was administered to 30…

The study was designed to assess the parenting and child rearing attitudes of four parent populations: abusive parents (N=24), foster parents (N=99), parents of handicapped children (N=171), and nonabusive parents (N=47). Demographic data was collected on the four populations and Ss were administered the Adolescent Parenting Inventory. Among…

The document describes a project (with an initial sample of 384 Ss and a followup sample of 200 Ss) to develop improved measures of occupational and social functioning of mildly retarded young adults in their postschool environments. Section I provides background information on the project and a project overview. The first part of Section II…

A practicum was conducted to plan, develop, and implement an evaluative behavior technique geared for five emotionally handicapped (EH) elementary school students to assist in the improvement of basic academic skills. The development and implementation encompasses a sequential procedure which gave the EH students an opportunity to achieve the…