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Higgins, Francis D. – OSSC Bulletin, 1976
The historical review places mainstreaming of exceptional children in the context of special education developments since World War II and recent legislation. The period since the War is noted to have produced an expansion of special education services. Among pressures described for changing the emphasis on special class placement are the…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, History