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| Reports - Research | 33 |
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Peer reviewedHill, Bradley K.; Lakin, K. Charlie – Mental Retardation, 1986
The development of a taxonomy of residential facilities for people with mental retardation based on program model, size, and operator is described, and data is presented on the system's use in a national survey of residential facilities. Program models are defined, and national summary data provided. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Classification, Mental Retardation, National Surveys, Residential Programs
Peer reviewedHill, Bradley K.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1985
Residential facilities for the mentally retarded surveyed in a 1977 national study were recontacted in a 1982 replication. Among facilities surveyed in 1977, 61.6% were still open at the same address in 1982. Stability rates varied considerably among states, program models, and sizes of facilities. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Mental Retardation, National Surveys, Residential Programs
Peer reviewedBaumeister, Alfred A.; Hamlett, Carol L. – Mental Retardation, 1986
Results of questionnaires and follow-up interviews with public health departments in each state and the District of Columbia revealed that, as a whole, state governments have not made a sustained commitment to the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome. Several states have initiated programs that could serve as a model for national effort.…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, National Surveys, Prevention, Public Health
Peer reviewedJanicki, Matthew P.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1983
A survey of each state's mental retardation/developmental disablity agency determined results such as that each state has group home programs, that at least 57,494 persons reside in 6,302 group homes, and that 42,212 persons were in group homes of 15 persons or less. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes, Mental Retardation, National Surveys
Peer reviewedBaucom, Linda D.; Stedman, Donald J. – Mental Retardation, 1975
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Individual Characteristics, National Surveys
Peer reviewedSen, Arun K. – Mental Retardation, 1975
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Intervention
Peer reviewedBrowning, Phillip; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1984
Results of questionnaire data from 98 consumer groups in the United States and Canada are reported in terms of characteristics of local chapters, participants, and change occurring as a result of group involvement. Findings suggest the viability of the self-help/self-advocacy consumer movement for persons with mental retardation. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, National Surveys, Organizations (Groups), Self Advocacy
Peer reviewedKrishef, Curtis H. – Mental Retardation, 1972
Descriptors: Contraception, Legislation, Marriage, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedSitkei, E. George – Mental Retardation, 1980
A national survey of 104 community residence homes for the developmentally disabled attempted to monitor the exodus from such homes and to determine what alternatives are available to those who leave them. (DLS)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes, National Surveys
Peer reviewedJacobson, John W.; Ackerman, Lee J. – Mental Retardation, 1988
The responses of administrators and psychologists (N=129) to a survey of population, system, and program issues regarding people who are disabled by both mental retardation and a psychiatric impairment were summarized. Results indicated that services are not readily available and additional administrative and clinical resources are required by…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Mental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities
Peer reviewedCleland, Charles C.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Demography, Exceptional Child Research, Interests, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedFrankenberger, William – Mental Retardation, 1984
Results of a survey of state departments of public instruction regarding criteria for diagnosis of mental reardation within public schools are reported. States varied widely in their definitions and procedures. Many states deviated from AAMD (American Association on Mental Deficiency) guidelines even though AAMD guidelines are included in federal…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSimensen, Richard J.; Redding, Marilyn G. – Mental Retardation, 1972
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, National Surveys, State Standards
Peer reviewedYamaki, Kiyoshi; Fujiura, Glenn T. – Mental Retardation, 2002
A comprehensive national portrait of employment and income status of adults with developmental disabilities was estimated through secondary analyses of the 1990/91 Survey of Income and Program Participation. Results indicate that the majority of adults with developmental disabilities had very limited economic resources, even when earnings from…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Employment, Financial Support
Peer reviewedLuckey, Robert E.; Neman, Ronald S. – Mental Retardation, 1975
State mental retardation program coordinators were surveyed regarding their opinions with respect to progress in achieving the President's Panel recommendations of 1962, and the continuing relevance of these recommendations today. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Trends, Exceptional Child Services, Mental Retardation
