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Peer reviewedPolloway, Edward A.; Chamberlain, Jolie; Denning, Christopher B.; Smith, J. David; Smith, Tom E. C. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Analyzes the application of levels of deficits or supports in the classification of mental retardation in published research. Analysis of data from three professional journals indicated that the supports model of classification has had no significant impact in subject descriptions reported in mental-retardation research. Implications for teacher…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Analysis, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedPolloway, Edward A. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Discusses the revised definition of mental retardation in a 1992 manual by the American Association on Mental Retardation. The key principles that provided the foundation for the development of the new definition are described, including the paradigm shift from facility-based to services-based to supports-based models. (CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions
