A study involving 24 primary-grade children with behavior problems was conducted to illustrate the use of normative behavioral observation data as a standard for evaluating the practicality of treatment effects produced in other settings. (Author/SB)

Several citations selected from the ERIC data base, are presented to aid educators involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of individualized programs for handicapped children in the regular classroom. (MM)

Presents a four-phase model system of evaluation activities that are important to mainstreaming special needs learners into regular vocational and technical education programs. (Editor)

Describes collaboration between a university researcher and six teachers during a special education project at a western Canadian elementary school. Identifies five major processes of teacher-researcher collaboration and the benefits of collaboration for the researcher, teachers, and students. Contains 41 references. (SV)

In the United States, national legislation was created to protect disabled students' education rights. Courts have provided tests for integrating such students into school systems. Some are concerned this advocacy has gone too far and that court decisions authorizing "full inclusion" misinterpret the law's intent. This article examines…

Presents two brief articles. Discusses the Conference on Basic Writing's (CBW) workshop, "Race, Class, and Culture in the Basic Writing Classroom" and how it came about. States that the theory and practice of mainstreaming was the center around which issues coalesced. Discusses the invisibility of class as a site of struggle and a place…

Discusses the results of interviews with 23 teenagers with deafness, which examined their preference for residential or mainstreamed schools. Findings indicate the students supported a mixed placement pattern because it gave them a well-rounded education and knowledge of both deaf and hearing environments, and satisfied their developmental needs.…

To acquaint school administrators with their legal responsibilities toward special-needs students, this article explores several common misconceptions. In actuality, disabled students would languish without special-education services; federal laws are not overly complicated; legal ignorance is no excuse for delegating responsibility; students with…

Offers practical advice for staff and families associated with integrated programs. Identifies potential sources of stress and discusses eight strategies toward successful inclusion involving systemic planning, suggested resources, and family participation. Suggests embedding intervention of individual goals and objectives in an activity-based…

This concluding article summarizes the findings in previous articles on the inclusion of children with emotional and behavior disorders in general education. Findings indicate that there exists a population of students with emotional or behavioral disorders for whom a general education classroom or school is not the least restrictive environment.…

A high school special education teacher by day, who also prepares future regular education teachers at a college at night, provides her perspective on special education and regular education teacher collaboration. The need to prepare regular education teachers to work with special educators and students with disabilities is discussed. (CR)

Discusses benefits of inclusion in preschool and compares educational practices of high-quality inclusive preschools in the United States with those characterizing the Reggio Emilia approach. Offers recommendations for better serving children with special needs in inclusive settings, including viewing teachers as researchers, and using…

Discussion of findings of a study in Scotland notes that it was possible to prevent disciplinary exclusion from school, that interagency collaboration was central to this, but that strategies to prevent school exclusion often meant young people were not very fully included in the mainstream curriculum. Relevant differences in policy and practice…

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act requires school districts to provide handicapped children with an appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. Analyzes several circuit court decisions that provide a reasonable framework for courts to use in deciding least restrictive environment controversies. (MLF)