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Stainback, Susan B.; Stainback, William C. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1975
Defended is the concept of the self contained special classroom for educable mentally retarded students. (Author)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMyers, James K. – Mental Retardation, 1976
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Definitions, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming
DeWitt, Dorinda D.; Wieters, Wade C. – 1978
The study compared two special education models, resource and self-contained, to investigate the effects of delivery systems on academic achievement of 170 educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students (8 to 12 years old) and to determine which of the two models is more cost effective. There was a significant effect of educational setting on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Methods, Elementary Education
Download full textFrith, Greg – 1974
Selected student variables that are indicators of a successful secondary program for the educable mentally retarded were compared and evaluated on the basis of descriptive data for 4,425 students in the 233 classes in Alabama and interviews with 30 former students. Results from a questionnaire sent to high schools revealed data such as the…
Descriptors: Employment, Exceptional Child Research, Interviews, Mental Retardation
Collister, Larry – 1975
Twenty-seven mildly and moderately mentally handicapped special education graduates from a special school and 23 mildly and moderately mentally handicapped special education graduates from a mainstream school were interviewed to determine long range benefits of each program. Interviews 1 and 2 years after graduation were designed to measure…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
Myers, James K. – 1976
The effectiveness of the special school, special class, and regular class in the education of low IQ (49 to 70) and high IQ (71 to 85) educable mentally retarded pupils (n=120) (all between the ages of 7 and 12 years) was investigated. Effectiveness was determined by academic achievement, self concept, and social adjustment within school settings…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
Donohue, Gregory, Comp.; Rainear, Arthur D., Comp.
The manual contains a survey of literature on the resource room approach to mainstreaming for educable mentally retarded children. Intended to facilitate educational planning in New Jersey, the manual reviews research on such topics as the historical development of special education services; admissions procedures; the impact of judicial decisions…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Labeling (of Persons)
