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Leviton, Harvey – Academic Therapy, 1978
Research on the effectiveness of the special education class is reviewed and studies on the role of resource rooms are discussed. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Program Effectiveness, Research Reviews (Publications)
Higgins, Francis D. – OSSC Bulletin, 1976
The historical review places mainstreaming of exceptional children in the context of special education developments since World War II and recent legislation. The period since the War is noted to have produced an expansion of special education services. Among pressures described for changing the emphasis on special class placement are the…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, History
Download full textAgard, Judith A. – 1975
Discussed in connection with Project PRIME (Programmed Reentry into Mainstream Education) is the need for educational research to assess the comparative efficacy of three instructional settings (regular resource, and self-contained special education classes) for providing services to handicapped children. It is explained that data on the classroom…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedMacy, Daniel J.; Carter, Jamie L. – Journal of Special Education, 1978
The study sampled 145 elementary school handicapped children in order to compare a mainstreamed and self-contained special education program in a large urban school district. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming
Altman, Rueben; Meyen, Edward L. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1975
Research on the efficacy of special classes is reviewed in terms of academic achievement, personal and social adjustment, and the role of labeling. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
Donohue, Gregory; Rainear, Arthur D.
Surveyed were the program planning processes employed by 40 New Jersey schools in establishing resource rooms as alternatives to self-contained special classes for handicapped children. Responses to questionnaire items indicated that a majority of the schools surveyed did not formally evaluate their previous self-contained program to determine its…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Handicapped Children
Rhodes, H. C. – 1977
Presented is the complete report from an evaluation of special education services in Alberta, Canada (1975-1976). The first section details the relationships between predictor variables (such as pupil density; annual per pupil expenditure, and mean salary of teaching and administrative staff) and the proportion of students served. Reviewed in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children
Rhodes, H. C. – 1977
Described are findings from a review of the organization, administration, and effectiveness of special education services in Alberta, Canada (1975-1976). The first part provides an analysis of the relationship of variables (such as district size, per pupil expenditure, and ratio of students to special education staff) to the distribution of level…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children
