Among issues addressed regarding longitudinal curricular content for severely handicapped students are the needs for the principle of partial participation, to create a variety of adaptations to allow greater participation, and to use environmental orientations and ecological inventory strategies in developing curriculum. (Author/CL)

Data collected on 151 educable mentally retarded (EMR) students (8 to 15 years old) during a two-year period revealed very low rates of integration with nonhandicapped students. The majority of integration which did take place occurred in nonacademic subjects. (Author/SBH)

The model stresses a focus on functional skills and suggests that assessment and remediation data facilitate placement into the training environment which maximizes productivity and minimizes dependency, and that counselors and case managers function as enablers who facilitate the client's movement into a less restrictive and more productive…

Analyses of 212 questionnaires completed by school districts with mainstreaming programs indicated that placement in the regular class did not enhance individualization of instruction for exceptional learners. Placement in the most restrictive educational environment was, however, a good predictor of individualized instruction. (CL)

The importance of recommending special education services only for handicapped students is stressed, and alternatives for nonhandicapped students are envisioned on a continuum from no intervention, to short-term parent consultation, to six months reassessment, peer tutoring, referral to a guidance counselor, and finally transfer to another school…

The survey found, among other things, that--contrary to common practice--conduct-problem children were not ranked high. Rather, the hypersensitive, easily hurt child was considered most in need of services. (Author/DLS)

Addresses four issues in the mainstreaming of handicapped children into the least restrictive environment: readiness of the system to deal with the concept of handicapped, availability of support systems for mainstreaming, establishment of continuum of service units, and acceptance of the concept that mainstreaming is "good" for all students. (SBH)

The author presents guidelines for designing and conducting a "tailored interview," that is, an interview in which the applicant is screened for a specific job. (Author)

In an interview, K. Wyatt, president of The Council for Exceptional Children, discusses issues related to determining the most appropriate and least restrictive environment (LRE) placement for mentally retarded persons. (CL)

Student placement in an initial mathematics course was investigated using either a programed test administered by a computer or a traditional test administered in a conventional manner. The former method was favored. (MP)

Describes a program that uses test scores in such a way that

QualCube is a framework for assessing sites for clinical placement of nursing students. It assesses the dimensions of relevance, efficiency, goal achievement, social justice, and participant satisfaction. A unique feature is an action plan to encourage continuous improvement. (SK)

Student volunteer work is now being designed to enrich their academic coursework. Volunteer administrators are being challenged to infuse volunteer student placements with opportunities for service learning. (SK)

Examined the prevalence and purposes of testing children who are entering, or are about to enter, kindergarten by type of school (public or private), concentration of low-income children, grade levels taught, and number of children enrolled. Data are from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999. (SLD)

Examined patterns of special education services in elementary grades for children participating in the Child-Parent Center Preschool program or other early childhood programs of the Chicago Public Schools, Illinois. Findings for 1,377 children show a lower special education placement rate for participants and support the value of preschool…