Discusses a new curriculum in process engineering, a multidisciplinary area dealing with engineering systems that are in a transient state and must perform with accuracy and precision. Describes the individualized programs and study plans involved in this curriculum. (MLH)

Background: Active Support (AS) is an approach for promoting increased engagement in activities by people with intellectual disability (ID). Method: We critically reviewed the available research on AS, and added a commentary to help guide future research and practice. Results: Despite weaknesses in the research design of some studies, there is…

Presented at the First Northwest Special Remedial Education Workshop at Terrace, November, 1977, the article discusses, in light of the increasing trend toward mainstreaming, written individualized education programs (IEPs), which the author feels should be provided to all handicapped children in need of special education and related services. (D…

Five essential freedoms of the Open Education movement at the secondary level are proclaimed: freedom to attend school or not; to choose a program of studies; to select teachers; freedom to evaluate oneself; and freedom to participate in the planning of the curriculum. (EH)

Written for parents of handicapped children, the booklet provides information about special education and offers practical suggestions about working with school personnel to cooperatively plan for the child's education. Topics covered include content, development and process of an individualized education program (IEP) (including suggested…

This proposal for a differentiated secondary school teacher education program consists of a brief program outline followed by a description of the two parts of the program. Part 1 delineates suggested criteria (classroom performance skills, administration and coordinating skills, human interaction skills, and content knowledge and related skills)…

This is a progress report on the development of the Minnesota State Individually Guided Education (IGE) Network. The foreword states that the state IGE network came into being in July of 1973 in response to a need for the continuing awareness, implementation, and refinement of IGE on a statewide basis. Section 1 is an introduction which explains…

As health education moves toward a conceptual approach to teaching health concepts, concerned educators are carefully evaluating appropriate educational models which could be used. The Instructional Programming Model (IPM), which is at the heart of Individually Guided Education (IGE), specifically takes into account each pupil's beginning level of…

The essence of PLAN, a Program of Learning in Accordance with Needs , is individualized instruction. To maximize individualization in instruction, allowances must be made for differences not only in amount, rate, and sequence of content presentation, but also in what content is to be chosen for presentation. Such a program obviously requires an…

A method for developing individual program plans (IPP) for mentally retarded residential students is discussed. (Author)

The article presents a discussion between a learning disabilities resource teacher and an education program specialist on the individual education plan (IEP) required by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (SBH)

The author addresses some of the concerns and some of the progress being made in implementing the statutory requirements of Public Law 94-142 (Education of All Handicapped Children Act), with particular emphasis on provisions for an individualized education program for each child. (SBH)

Methods used in putting together an electronics program with individualized instruction emphasize the ingredients of the learning packet. (MS)