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Wilcox, Daryl J.; Wigle, Stanley E. – 1997
This study investigated the changes in the mainstreaming practices of five school districts, which were originally described in a 1974 study by Birch. The districts involved were: Tacoma (Washington), Richardson (Texas), Plano (Texas), Tucson (Arizona), and Louisville (Kentucky). Survey forms were sent to superintendents of the original six…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
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Heiman, Tali; Margalit, Malka – Journal of Special Education, 1998
This study assessed 575 students with mild mental retardation in three educational settings. Their loneliness, depression, and social skills were assessed through student self-reports and peer perception of social status. Among findings were that preadolescent students in self-contained classes in regular schools exhibited more loneliness and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
Algozzine, Bob; Morsink, Catherine V. – 1989
This study compared self-contained and regular classrooms for the quantity and quality of instruction provided to students classified as emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and educable mentally retarded. The study compared 22 effectiveness indicators within 6 modifiable dimensions of instructional variables: (1) questioning style, (2)…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Discipline