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Evaluation and Service Delivery Research in the Area of Severe Intellectual Disability in Australia.

Parmenter, Trevor R. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This article examines the relationship between research and service provision to persons with severe mental retardation, notes frequent methodological deficiencies in current research, and proposes establishment of Australian research centers to coordinate research efforts and link research to service delivery. (DB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Research and Development Centers, Research Methodology

Shaddock, A. J. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This paper examines the development of service policy for people with intellectual disabilities in Australia, noting the minor role of research and empirical enquiry. Research's significant role in monitoring policy during the implementation phase is, however, acknowledged. A coordinated research program contributing to both policy development and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Policy Formation