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McGlothlin, Jane – 1987
Based on the experiences of an administrator of a small Arizona school district, the paper addresses significant forces within special education in the past decade and future challenges. Past forces included: a drive for services by parents and others who defined handicapped children by their particular defects, thus forcing a categorical approach…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Needs, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Koenecke, William H.; Clark, Elmer J. – 1986
The attitudes of selected superintendents in Illinois regarding Public Law 94-142 were studied. A review of related literature indicated that special education training and knowledge of PL 94-142 contributed to positive attitudes toward handicapped persons and the laws that apply to them. A questionnaire was sent to 300 local school…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education
Prehm, Herbert J., Ed. – 1987
The proceedings of the 1986 Symposium on the Future of Special Education contains 12 papers. Presenters represented the following groups: state education agency directors, large school district directors, small school district directors, teachers, parents, teacher educators, researchers, and Canadian school administrators. An initial paper by F.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education

Carruth, Ellen D.; Black, Robert S. – 1987
This guide provides statistical information concerning services to handicapped children provided by the public schools of South Carolina in 1986-87. Statewide data are reported on the number of teachers and students by category of handicapping condition and program model (self-contained, resource room, itinerant, and other). In addition, data for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Handicap Identification