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Lounsbury, Karen Rasmussen – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1976
Surveyed were 173 attendants in residential institutions for mentally retarded persons to determine their ability to plan an attendant-training program. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Exceptional Child Research, Institutions
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Berdiansky, Harold A.; Parker, Richard – Mental Retardation, 1977
Asked about their experiences with community and public agencies, 51 developers of group homes for retarded adults reported frequent problems obtaining suitable residents, getting licensed, hiring group home managers, and meeting fiscal deadlines. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Attitudes, Community Organizations, Exceptional Child Research
Portal-Foster, C. W. – 1968
To study the psychological and social connotations of mental retardation in Canada, to identify demographic detail, and to develop research instruments and methodology, the proposed research studied the total population (110,000 persons) of Prince Edward Island. Subjects were randomly selected from ages 10 through 64. Prevalence tables are…
Descriptors: Demography, Exceptional Child Research, Incidence, Mental Retardation
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Palmer, Douglas J. – Journal of Special Education, 1979
The study examined 102 elementary regular-classroom teachers' attributions and instructional prescriptions for normal achieving, educationally handicapped, and educable mentally retarded pupils. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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Naor, Ellen M.; Balthazar, Earl E. – Mental Retardation, 1973
Reported was the use of a paradigm for systematic program planning, evaluation, and development as illustrated by data from a study designed to develop the self-help skills of 119 severely retarded institutionalized individuals (ages 6 to 50 years). (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Anderson, Robert M.; Stevens, Godfrey D. – Amer Ann Deaf, 1970
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Intelligence
Brannan, A. Clark; And Others – 1975
Reported is a survey of state institutions for the mentally handicapped in which information about hearing imparied mentally handicapped HI/MH persons was solicited. Existing data on hearing impairment and mental retardation, its diagnosis and related programing are reviewed briefly. It is explained that 158 of 212 surveyed institutions (75…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Incidence
Edgar, Eugene; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1977
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Daily Living Skills, Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Programs
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Miller, J. R.; Gallagher, R. P. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1975
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Incidence
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Dept. of Rehabilitation and Manpower Services. – 1972
Reported was the special education project designed to develop a new model for training teachers of secondary level educable mentally retarded (EMR) children. Prior to model development, research conducted indicated that there was widespread dissatisfaction with current educational programs, since an inadequate balance between vocational and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Mithaug, Dennis E. – 1973
Presented is the final report of a project to increase academic performance and social interaction in 52 retarded or normal children (3-18 years old) through training teachers in the use of three social skills: exchange, competition, and cooperation. The following project objectives are discussed: operational identification of the three social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competition, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Schiefelbusch, Richard L.; Lent, James R. – 1975
Presented is the final report for Project MORE (Mediated Operational Research for Education), a program to create a full-scale operational system for developing product prototypes (methods and materials packages) for teaching personal appearance and hygiene skills to the trainable mentally retarded child. Reviewed in part I is the history of the…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Females
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. National Air And Space Museum. – 1977
Presented are guidelines drawn from surveys of programs and services provided for handicapped persons in U.S. museums. An initial section which reviews literature on museum programs for handicapped visitors focuses on problems and misconceptions regarding blind, deaf, physically handicapped, learning disabled and emotionally disturbed, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Facilities, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
Clouse, R. Wilburn, Ed. – 1974
Presented are papers and discussion summaries from the first research management conference for mental retardation research centers (Denver, 1974). Basic concepts and application principles of management by objectives are analyzed in a two-part paper by E. Douglas Hodo. Reviewed in a paper by Richard Surles and Norm Ellis is a decision system for…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Conceptual Schemes
Armstrong, Mary Lee – 1978
The practicum was designed to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a management system for developing and monitoring individual education plans (IEPs) for handicapped children as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The products included an expectancy formula for educable mentally retarded (EMR) and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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