Residential environmental education centers (REECs) have been criticized for their lack of quality program evaluation. However, the last national study done on the practices of REECs was Chenery and Hammerman's (1985) research. This article presents the results of a national survey of directors of REECs (n = 114) that gives insight into the…

Introduction: The results of a 2009-2010 program evaluation study that examined parents, teachers of students with visual impairments, administrators, and students regarding overall satisfaction with and effectiveness of the short-term programs at a residential school for students who are blind and visually impaired are described. The findings are…

Accreditation standards for agencies serving blind and visually handicapped students focus on residential living programs. Self evaluation standards consider four program aspects: planning and organization, personnel, residential living services, and program evaluation. (CL)

The three papers describe current projects in the field for the visually handicapped which are directed toward improvement of educational programs in both day and residential settings. The first paper (by F. Roberts) reviews the process employed for revising the standards for residential schools. Discussed in the second paper (by G. Scholl) is the…

Forty-seven residential schools for the deaf were sampled to obtain a representative description of science program materials in use for students aged two to 14. (Author/SW)

To evaluate the Self-Study and Evaluation Guide for Residential Schools as an instrument for self-study which precedes the actual accreditation process, a staff reaction form was utilized in five schools for the blind. The reaction form consisted of information on the individual responding, his reaction to the total Guide, and his reaction to…

This report describes the activities and findings of the Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP) during fiscal year 1994 with regard to its monitoring and evaluation of academic and residential school programs funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Bureau's overall goals for its monitoring and evaluation program are to ensure compliance…

Article discussed the makeup of a residential school and its students as well as the student school interaction. (RK)

A questionnaire survey intended to clarify the status of educational arrangements in Illinois institutions serving disturbed, delinquent or predelinquent, or dependent/neglected children. Information on patterns of service, potential needs for specially trained teachers and related professional personnel were related areas of interest. (CS)

This article reports an empirical investigation of client perceptions and attitudes toward a comprehensive rehabilitation center for the physically and mentally handicapped. Client attitudes toward the staff, the treatment program, and the institution were analyzed in terms of their relationship to individual background characteristics. (Author)

The content analysis of the impressions of 22 American educators who spent 6 weeks studying special education in Europe summarizes their impressions or concerns on the philosophy, diagnostic procedures, staffing, and post-school planning of the special education programs they visited. The report considers positive reactions and negative concerns…

Described are efforts of 15 schools for the deaf to continue for their 2000 students (after federal project funding termination) the computer assisted instruction program transmitted through telephone lines between 1971 and 1973 from the Institute for Mathematical Studies in Social Sciences, Stanford University. (Author/MC)

Presented is the final report of a training program for professional staff to provide a 24 hour learning environment for deaf children in residential schools. Information is provided on program objectives (both for students and staff), procedures (including planning, prototype development, dissemination, and material development), and evaluation.…

A 2-year project was designed to: (1) assess the feasibility and relative effectiveness of three camp-setting-residential, prevocational youth manpower development programs of varying durations, (2) develop the trainability potential of hard-core school dropout youngsters, and (3) investigate the feasibility of developing new non-traditional…