Focus groups with 30 participants in a residential adult learning program identified descriptive themes of the experience: building relationships, learning, and individual change. Two overarching themes distinguished the phenomenon: detachment (physical and psychological isolation for the world) and continuity (uninterrupted learning). (SK)

In the United States, data on the number of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) living in institutional and other congregate care settings have been gathered and reported since 1977 through the Residential Information Systems Program (RISP) at the University of Minnesota (e.g., Prouty & Lakin, 1997). These data were…

This article describes learner and tutor reports of a learning network that formed during the completion of investigative projects on a residential field course. Staff and students recorded project-related interactions, who they were with and how long they lasted over four phases during the field course. An enquiry based learning format challenged…

This paper presents the findings of a recent preliminary study into the effects of a wilderness therapy program on the resilience of male youth at-risk. The study focused on participants who completed a wilderness therapy program at Typo Station. The residential program involved a five-week stay at the Typo Station property in north east Victoria,…

The study examined whether participating in the "National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program", a quasi-military residential/mentoring program for dropouts, improved the educational and other outcomes of at-risk youth. The study analyzed data on about 1,000 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts enrolled in 10 ChalleNGe programs throughout…

The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's…

The relationship of professionals with families of children and adults with intellectual disabilities is a key component in the planning and delivery of effective and enduring support services. Yet, the history of such relationships is not well understood. After briefly describing the context for these relationships in the early 20th century, a…

Resulting from an International Living Center workshop organized by the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, this document presents a typology of different examples of commonly found international living centers in the United States and Canada. International living centers are broadly defined as a residential center for domestic and…

Twenty-three autistic adolescents are currently being provided with individualized programs of education, social and work experience at Somerset Court, the first British residential center of its kind. (LH)

The paper reviews the use of the microcomputer in special education program monitoring and contrasts its use with batch mainframe time-sharing computer systems. The mainframe system used by Custer State Hospital, the site of a residential training program for severely and profoundly handicapped persons, is described. The hospital's batch system is…

Data are reported from the 1982 census of licensed residential facilities for mentally retarded people. Findings (by state as well as by the Department of Health and Human Services Region) are reported for characteristics of the facility (number and type of facility, year of opening, type of operator, rate of placement by size of facility,…

The study discusses the development of attitudinal measures regarding community based residential facilities for retarded adults and presents results from two tests administered to 75 adults living near a facility housing 36 retarded adults. It is explained that interviews were conducted with the adults to determine their previous contact with…

Data from a nationwide survey of mentally retarded people in state operated residential institutions are presented. Findings are listed for 22 aspects, including number of facilities, average daily residents, new admissions, readmissions during the year, deaths during the year, per diem cost, admissions ratios, termination ratios, net population…

The presentation deals with four of the factors that have made the Illinois Developmental Centers for the Retarded a success. The following four factors are discussed: (1) the philosophy that the developmentally disabled are individuals and members of society with rights and privileges due all citizens; (2) intensive staff development programs…