The article describes the whole school approach to special education provision in British primary schools. Schools are encouraged to develop a policy document covering such aspects as general aims, staff roles, assessment and record keeping, curriculum, working with parents, staff development, and policy review. (DB)

This paper describes the integration of nine preschool children with blindness into a regular preschool program in Sweden. It focuses on the first introductory period; the children's strategies in orienting within the environment and exploring objects and toys; their participation in play; and their social interaction with sighted peers and…

This paper presents five systematic phases for bringing about successful regular education inclusion of students with severe disabilities. Phases include develop networks within the community, assess school and community resources, review strategies for integration, install strategies that lead to integration, and develop a system of feedback and…

This study examined intervention programs to increase the social integration of 3 children with deaf-blindness, aged 7 through 10. Although the number of socially integrated activities increased for each child, the children continued to have few consistent friends and acquaintances. The implications of these results for enhancing long-term social…

Attrition rates of 25 adult classes in a college of business were calculated. Data showed that smaller classes that were socially integrated (as in Tinto's model) had better retention rates. Academic and career integration did not have such an effect. (SK)

This summary of a seminar meeting on economics issues and the "blindness system" addresses the economics of four service delivery models (charity, medical, public provider, and business models) and points to consider in selecting a model (professional specialization, integration, and client roles). A chart compares service delivery principles…

Progressive-era bureaucrats viewed subdivision of Indian lands, establishment of tribal governments, and transfer of federal responsibilities to the states as stages of a single policy of gradual integration of Indians. Arthur Ludington's 1912 long-term plan for citizenship training and assimilation accurately anticipated events of the next 50…

Five special needs children were placed in an integrated preschool program as their first preschool/group care experience. A preentry visit was found to be predictive of the children's adjustment to preschool. Some of the children exhibited separation problems, aggression, self-stimulation, loud vocal behavior, and high rates of unoccupied…

This response to Carr (1993) on the issue of inclusion for students with learning disabilities supports inclusion. It distinguishes between "mainstreaming" and "inclusion," describes one inclusion model being implemented, and suggests that the momentum of the inclusion model has been generated by the failure of programs currently serving students…

This study with 39 secondary students with severe disabilities integrated into regular programs in either home schools or cluster programs found that the proportion of students residing outside the normal school boundaries and the percent of students classified as Severely Multiply Handicapped were both negatively associated with both in-school…

Longitudinal data on over 1,300 married persons suggest that divorce was deterred by absence of divorce in reference group (normative integration) and was deterred for shorter marriages by more friends and organizational affiliations (communicative integration). Sharing friends and organization affiliations with spouse (functional integration) may…

Examined relationship between social integration on young Canadians' (aged 15-29) suicide rate for 1971 and 1981: family integration (divorce), religious integration (no affiliation); and economic anomie (unemployment). Findings support hypothesis that religious detachment among young is associated with increased proneness to commit suicide.…

This article describes 4 studies on the interaction between 22 pupils with severe learning difficulties (SLD) and their mainstream peers. The studies do not substantiate the view that children with SLD experience more interaction during brief regular periods of integration than they experience in the special school environment. (JDD)

The federally and provincially funded Deaf Training Programme in Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) trains deaf individuals to be human service workers, primarily in mainstream settings. The program uses American Sign Language as the language of instruction and a competency-based model of instruction. Nine students have successfully completed training.…

This review concludes that peer tutoring is a very powerful intervention for special education because it increases students' opportunities to respond, reduces teacher-pupil ratio, individualizes instruction, improves students' social skills, and increases students' academic achievement as well as aiding in the integration of disabled students…