This guide briefly retraces the rise of ideologically charged residential life programming on campuses and shows how such programs, despite their seemingly innocuous goals, in fact undercut the principles of rational inquiry that are foundational to the academic enterprise. In the fall of 2007, one university conducted a program for all 7,000…

A residence program for unwed mothers and their infants is described.

SOME OF THE VALUES OF A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR THE DISABLED LEARNER INCLUDE A PREDICTABLE DAILY ROUTINE, PERSONAL ATTENTION, THE IMPERSONAL ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF, ORDER, AN ENCOURAGING ATMOSPHERE, A RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND CONCENTRATION ON SELF-CONCEPTS. ALTHOUGH THE BOARDING SCHOOL IS NO PANACEA FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS OF THE CHILD, FOR…

The program of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, in its 15th year of serving artistically talented secondary-level students, is briefly described. The state-supported residential school offers a six-year program in five fine arts disciplines. (DB)

The development of a taxonomy of residential facilities for people with mental retardation based on program model, size, and operator is described, and data is presented on the system's use in a national survey of residential facilities. Program models are defined, and national summary data provided. (Author/CL)

Six techniques to foster effective discipline in residential living programs for students with disabilities are described, including making certain that students understand the rules, sharing one's leadership style with students, and establishing only the necessary rules. (CL)

Determination of type of institutional placement for 42 severely mentally retarded individuals was studied. Neither level of adaptive behavior, severity of health problems, nor degree of deprivation in the home affected placement. Older individuals were more likely to be placed in large central institutions, while young children were placed in…

An account of the founding of a museum by a residential adult education college, and of subsequent interaction between the college and the museum, other educational institutions, and the public. A January 1970 exercise in Elizabethan art, drama, and cuisine is described. (LY)

The article identifies common concerns in residential programs for persons with autism (the role of families, staff training, program components, interactions with the nonhandicapped community) as well as areas of variation among different programs including goals, size, funding, physical environment, vocational programing, and grouping of…

Conducted study of deaf children (n=142) enrolled in residential school to determine effects of residential placement on intelligence. Assessed children's performance intelligence quotients (PIQs) at school entry and approximately three years later. PIQs increased over time for all subjects, with deaf children of deaf parents showing largest…

This study explores variables associated with length of stay in a child welfare residential treatment center. The study followed three entry cohorts (416 boys) from admission through discharge. The researchers conducted event history analyses to examine the rates of discharge over time and the covariates of length of stay. They conducted analyses…

Private residential treatment programs for young people offer a range of services, including drug and alcohol treatment, confidence building, military-style discipline, and psychological counseling for a variety of addiction, behavioral, and emotional problems. Many of these programs are intended to provide a less-restrictive alternative to…

This study explored burnout among frontline staff within a children's residential treatment center (RTC) population. Data were collected from 375 full-time, frontline, children's RTC staff employed at 21 RTCs in Illinois. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), results indicated that frontline staff age, training, empathic concern, communicative…

Exploration of the presence of risk for compassion fatigue among residential childcare workers (RCW) at residential treatment facilities and the relationship between self-care practices and compassion fatigue were explored. Using the Professional Quality of Life Survey (ProQOL-R III) to assess compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion…