The report cites research on educators' knowledge and understanding of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), the ability of a typical school staff to implement P.L. 94-142, and elements restrictive to providing the instructional program. Noted among findings were the following: although a student provided with special…

The document contains nine presentations and five miniworkshop papers from a teacher institute on expressive arts for exceptional children in the mainstream. The following titles and authors are represented: "The Educator and Mainstreaming--A State of Mind and a Set of Skills" (G. Bailey); "The Arts in the Mainstream" (G. Barlow); "The Emergence…

One hundred thirty statements make up the report on educational programs for handicapped adolescents in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) member countries. Part I reviews various approaches and strategies in terms of the normalization principle, legal measures, and administrative organization and funding of services. The…

Random sampling of 407 vocational teachers in secondary schools and community colleges in California was undertaken to determine their inservice training needs. Aspects examined were (1) discrepancy between present and desired level of knowledge or competence on 40 statements regarding instruction of mainstreamed special education students; (2)…

A special project was designed to develop and implement an inservice training strategy for community and school recreation on the inclusion of visually impaired children into existing community recreation programs. The project resulted in inservice workshops for 90 trainer/consultants, a book, and a self instructional study guide. Listed among…

The twelve items in this annotated bibliography are entries in the ERIC system intended to be helpful to those implementing mainstreaming programs. The publications cited discuss promising practices concerning mainstreaming, strategies to use when a mainstreamed child presents a problem, punishment for mainstreamed children, evaluation of…

The author presents some affective educational activities for young children who may be in a mainstreamed setting which addresses some of the misconceptions about exceptional people. Hands on interactions using puppetry, dramatic play, and literature are designed to help children: learn about handicaps; learn about aids such as wheelchairs,…

It seems likely that, as more handicapped students are being integrated in regular classrooms, teachers will need effective skills and strategies for working with children with handicapping conditions. This report discusses a set of teaching competency statements which address students' affective domain behaviors. The focus encompasses generic…

Because teacher attitude could be crucial to the success or failure of mainstreaming handicapped children, the Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming Scale (ATMS) was developed to establish a baseline of current teacher attitudes towards mainstreaming and to monitor future attitudinal changes, and was validated and cross-validated through a principal axis…

A Connecticut school's interdisciplinary team approach toward maintaining black handicapped students in the mainstream of a secondary school is described from the point of view of individual team members. The team consists of a social worker, a guidance counselor/psychologist, special education teacher, and reading specialist. The special…

Survey responses from 683 teachers of emotionally disturbed (ED) students were analyzed to determine actual practices used by special educators of self contained and resource classrooms to integrate behavior disordered students into regular classes in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Results are detailed for such aspects as the following: certification…

The trainer's manual provides guidelines for conducting a workshop to help regular educators with methods, techniques, and teacher made materials ideas for the special child in the regular classroom. Sections address preparation for the workshop, content description, and research implications for construction and use of instructional materials.…

The paper describes three programs--elementary, middle school, and secondary--that have been successful in mainstreaming handicapped students. Initial information is devoted to a discussion of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by teachers and students regarding mainstreaming. The elementary setting described focuses on preparation of the…

The article provides a format for a workshop in which three issues which must be resolved by educators of secondary aged students with behavior disorders are discussed. The three issues to be addressed are: (1) determination of appropriate curriculum emphasis, (2) parent training/involvement in intervention strategies, and (3) criteria for…

Teachers in 22 First Chance Projects and 110 Head Start Projects responded to a survey focusing on defining preschool mainstreaming, characteristics and social interaction of handicapped and nonhandicapped children, teacher attitudes toward mainstreaming, teacher preparation for mainstreaming, and parent involvement. Results showed that there are…