Fifteen mentally retarded adults living in group home and intermediate group residences (IGR) were interviewed. All participants spent majority of their time in their homes. Men played a more active role in their integration than did women. IGR men and women went less often into the community and rarely (IGR men) or never (IGR women) went out…

The four cornerstones of Nikolaj Grundtvig's concept of folk high schools are (1) school for life, (2) historical-poetical (myths and folk culture), (3) "folkelig"--a sense of cultural identity, and (4) residential school for adults. (SK)

Three topics are discussed: (1) history and legal structure of the care system, (2) conflicting approaches pertaining to education and training, and (3) training and research efforts in the field. It is concluded that the implementation of behavior modification in residential facilities for the developmentally disabled is still a difficult process…

Five articles present an overview of the mission and role of the conference center in higher education. Discussed are the history of conference centers, the Winterthur Museum, the place of conference centers in university organizational structures, advantages of residential centers, and a reaction to Buskey's article, "Residential Conference…

Author reflects on the value to his sixth-form students of a residential creative writing course. (Editor/RK)

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To succeed today, service models for group care of those in the child welfare system must emphasize a holistic approach, taking into account the needs of the individual, family, and surrounding social environment. Articulating the many tasks associated with both starting and running a community-based group home, this book provides a guide for…

In 1976, thousands of low-income African Americans, mostly women and children, began to move out of the public housing developments of Chicago, Illinois, to the mostly white middle class suburbs. These families were part of the Gautreaux program, one of the largest court-ordered desegregation efforts in the United States. This book tells the story…

Report on residential programs of adult education which encourage an overseas attendance. (Author/MM)

The conclusions of a survey of Lutheran residential child care programs published in December 1970 by the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. (Editor)

This article describes a cooperative college/school program in which 18 prospective teachers lived and worked with a group of school children and their regular teachers during a week-long summer trip. The benefits of this program are described by the program advisor, a college official, and a program observer. (SJL)