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Saint-Laurent, Lise; Lessard, Jean-Charles – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
Using 41 students (ages 6-10) with moderate mental retardation as subjects, 3 different forms of academic integration are compared: special classes using a functional curriculum, special classes using a traditional curriculum, and regular classes. After the first year, no significant intergroup differences appeared for measurements of cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedCornell, Dewey G.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1992
First-year data from a longitudinal investigation of over 1,100 children receiving different types of gifted services or regular instruction indicated significant differences in achievement levels, self-concepts, and teacher ratings of students selected for different services, with achievement fostered by special school and class options and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Delivery Systems, Educational Methods
Peer reviewedThousand, Jacqueline S.; Villa, Richard A. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1990
The paper addresses placement of students with severe disabilities in regular or special classes within home schools, describes Vermont's Homecoming Model Project, and identifies best educational practices. The roles of state-level support and school leadership are stressed. Instructional strategies including data-based methods, partner learning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAwaya, Allen – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2001
This article describes a gifted program that identified students after entry into the program. Students are judged suitable for gifted education after having had opportunities to develop and exhibit behaviors within a gifted classroom. The result has been student opportunities and achievements that span the chasm between excellence and equity.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities
Download full textMiles, Bruce H. – 1993
This compilation of materials from the Rum River (Minnesota) region special education programs includes the following items: (1) an outline of performance-based supervision and employee review techniques for special education supervisors and administrators; (2) a brief description of the Rum River North and South day treatment programs (for…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Behavior Disorders, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Skov-Jorgensen, I. – 1988
The literature review describes the ideal of "a school for all" which integrates children with and without disabilities from a European perspective. Topics covered include a historical review of discrimination against the disabled, the establishment of private special schools, the increasing role of public educational authorities in…
Descriptors: Counseling, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Swanby, Richard L. – 1988
The study compared available placements, related services, and teacher qualifications for severely handicapped students in rural and urban areas of 190 school districts in 46 states. The effects of two predictor variables, percentage of urban population and median family income, on the following dependent variables were examined: student…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Delivery Systems, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Heilman, Lanelle – 1982
The types of programs that can be established for behaviorally disordered (BD) students are discussed, along with behavioral monitoring systems and approaches to establishing staff and administrative support for programs. In addition, a checklist of program components for BD students is included. The following program alternatives are described:…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Check Lists, Classroom Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Patton, James R.; Polloway, Edward A. – 1988
The purpose of this chapter is to review the major curricular orientations which can be found in special education settings for students with mental disabilities. Program orientations differ along two primary dimensions: the amount of time students spend in special settings or with special education personnel, and the extent to which the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Curriculum, Educational Practices
Gordon, Elizabeth; Zamule, Elisabeth – 1986
This report discusses sheltered workshop programming and high school-level vocational training for mentally retarded (MR) individuals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Sheltered workshops conducted by Goodwill Industries and Parc-way Industries were examined to determine client characteristics and the rate of placement in competitive employment.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Choice, High Schools, Job Placement
Kramer, Linda R. – 1987
A study gathered quantitative and qualitative data on the cognitive and affective outcomes for gifted students (grades 3-6) in full- and part-time programs from three classrooms in each of two neighboring school districts, one urban and one rural. While the belief emerged in both districts that the full-time program served the needs of gifted…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
Kramer, Linda R. – 1987
A study gathered quantitative and qualitative data on the cognitive and affective outcomes for gifted students (grades 3-6) in full- and part-time programs from three classrooms in each of two neighboring school districts, one urban and one rural. Results suggested that outcomes are affected by the goal structures of classrooms and that the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Competition, Cooperation, Educational Objectives
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Education for the Gifted and Talented. – 1982
Guidelines and about 160 references that may assist local New York State school districts develop programs for the gifted cover the following seven program components: planning, the district's philosophy and definition of gifted, identification, programming (curricula and instruction), teacher selection and education, promoting awareness of gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
RICHMAN, VIVIEN – 1966
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING 1965-66 IS REVIEWED. THE HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES, AND PROGRAM COMPONENTS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON STAFF, VARIETIES OF CLASSES PROVIDED, AND THE ACTIVITIES OF MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS ARE PRESENTED. THE ADJUSTMENT CLASSES AND RESOURCE ROOM FOR EMOTIONALLY…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Case Studies, Children, Emotional Disturbances
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1967
NOTING THE NEED TO DEVELOP CITYWIDE PLANS FOR DEALING WITH THE COMPLEX PROBLEMS OF HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, WELFARE, AND OTHER CITY SERVICES, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATES ITS DISAGREEMENT WITH THE REPORT OF THE MAYOR'S PANEL ON SCHOOL DECENTRALIZATION, THE SO-CALLED BUNDY REPORT. THE…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Curriculum, Decentralization
