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Download full textNehring, Wendy M. – 1990
The study examined agreement and disagreement between 24 adolescents (age 15-20) with chronic illness and their mothers on questions relating to the adolescent's transition into adulthood. The subjects were divided into two groups: one with mobility impairments and one with general health impairments. Areas examined included health, finances,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Chronic Illness, Communication Skills
Czaja, Carol F. – 1990
An increasing number of children who are both medically fragile and profoundly retarded are living to reach school age due to advanced medical technology. The provisions of Public Law 94-142 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, bring these children within the domain of public education. A major question concerns what service delivery…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Due Process, Early Childhood Education
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1978
The "Inventory of College and University Physical Facilities" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is a subfile of the larger Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). It includes basic data on the number of square feet of physical plant space, by type of room, function of room, organizational unit, and instructional program.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Conversion, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Classrooms
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1988
Two hearings held a month apart examine major issues concerning Medicaid benefits in family welfare and nursing home reform. The first set of hearings discusses the proposed Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987 (H.R. 1720), which is intended to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program of the Social Security Act Title IV.…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment Problems
Backman, Margaret E. Evaluation. – 1978
The Micro-TOWER System of Vocational Evaluation includes work samples for assessing vocational skills, presentations of occupational information, behavioral observations, and group discussions focusing on vocational goals and related concerns. It has been field tested on over 1,200 persons at eighteen sites, including rehabilitation facilities,…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Aptitude Tests, Clerical Occupations
Smith, M. Sherry; And Others – 1981
The document contains the curriculum guides for Grades 4, 5, and 6 developed by Project CHANGE (Concepts of Handicaps and Attitudes Need Guidance and Education), a curriculum designed to improve children's attitudes toward the disabled. The curriculum for Grade 4 focuses on acceptance of self and others (handicapped and nonhandicapped), physiology…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Guides
Dugger, William E., Jr.; And Others – 1981
This guide contains information for use in modifying industrial arts programs to serve special needs students. Listed first are a series of standards pertaining to special needs students in industrial arts programs. Following a discussion of serving students with special needs in industrial arts, guidelines are set forth for identifying special…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Indian Education Training, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1981
Designed as a supplementary resource for special education directors and teachers, this directory covers a five state area which includes Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington, and concentrates on targeted resources for Indian and migrant children with exceptional needs. After general discussions of services available for migrant…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Children
Cambel, Marion, Ed. – 1981
The report analyzes trends in research and programs in special education. Twelve reviewers from each of the divisions of The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) reviewed abstracts of ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) documents (project reports, research reports, and conference presentations). The ERIC documents resulted from a…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior Problems, Career Education, Communication Disorders
Wulfsberg, Rolf M.; Petersen, Richard J. – 1979
The physical facilities of 700 colleges and universities of the United States were studied by the National Center for Education Statistics in the fall of 1977. The primary study objectives were to: (1) develop a reliable estimate of what American colleges and universities must spend to make their programs accessible to the mobility impaired, as…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Building Plans
KIRK, SAMUEL A.; WEINER, BLUMA B. – 1963
THIS MONOGRAPH PROVIDES REVIEWS OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH INCLUDE AUTHOR, TITLE, PURPOSE, SUBJECTS, METHODS OR PROCEDURES, AND RESULTS. REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY 11 EXCEPTIONALITY AREAS AND ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. THE AREAS OF EXCEPTIONALITY ARE (1) GIFTED, (2) EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED, (3) TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED, (4)…
Descriptors: Administration, Adolescents, Behavior, Blindness
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1966
A SURVEY OF RESEARCH WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL PROBLEMS. COMPLETED STUDIES, RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS, AND CURRENT PROPOSALS WERE INCLUDED. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SUMMARY ARE (1) AGING, (2) CONTINUATION EDUCATION, (3) THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, (4) DELINQUENCY, (5) DROPOUT, (6) EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, (7) LOW…
Descriptors: Ability, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Delinquency
Evans, Shirley J.; Evans, Gerald – 1980
A project was conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of competency-based, individualized instruction as a teaching technique in vocational welding programs for students with varying backgrounds, abilities, and special needs. Five Missouri area vocational schools participated in the project by field testing and evaluating welding instructional…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Disabilities
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1978
Although there is currently no national approach to career education in Australia, recent economic and labor trends have prompted the reconsideration of work experience and career education programs. Career education does not exist below secondary levels and prevocational training serves only as an introduction to extensive postsecondary technical…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Attitudes, Decentralization, Dropouts
Stark, Edward S., Ed. – 1969
Curriculum guides, some primarily outlines, others largely comments, are presented for three areas of exceptionality. Those for the mentally retarded include guides for the educable on the preprimary, primary, intermediate, and junior high school levels, and in the work study program and the sheltered workshop; a guide for the trainable retarded…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Arithmetic, Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education
