The impact of the Feeling Free television series in mainstreamed classrooms was examined to determine if, in what ways, and under what ways it promoted children's awareness, understanding, and acceptance of handicapped people. (Feeling Free is addressed to third through fifth graders to enhance their awareness and understanding of disabled…

A Maryland career education and opportunities program intended to make the public aware of the special career education needs of the severely retarded, reduce stereotyping in career choices on the basis of mental abilities, and demonstrate effective methods and techniques in career education. The five project objectives involved (1) conducting…

This final report describes development and evaluation of Feeling Free, a series of six half-hour television programs about disabled children. The introductory chapter offers background on the project, discusses difficulties involved in integrating career-related segments to satisfy funding grants by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped and…

The Roseville Area Schools' secondary career education project was based on a broad definition of career education, emphasizing career development as a lifelong process. About thirty community members, students, and district staff participated on project advisory or task force committees. About one-third of the professional certified district…