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Gardner, James M. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1974
The struggle to provide legal rights of mentally retarded people in institutions is discussed, with particular reference to recent activities in the United States. (Author)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Exceptional Child Services, History
Peer reviewedLister, H. Lawrence; Lazar, Amy – Social Work, 1974
This article describes a group that was formed by young male residents in an extended-care facility in order to help them meet their nonmedical needs. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Relationship, Rehabilitation Programs
Peer reviewedGandhi, J. S. – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Feedback, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedSchenck, Herbert U.; Surber, Colleen – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1974
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Environmental Influences, Institutionalized Persons, Learning Experience
Download full textHerr, Audrey – 1976
The Program for Institutionalized Children in New York City provided reading and/or mathematics instruction for 624 Title I eligible pupils in grades one through twelve in 12 institutions for neglected, abused, or delinquent children. The program operated for seven weeks with approximately 15 hours of instruction weekly. Small group instruction or…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Delinquency, Institutionalized Persons, Mathematics
Peer reviewedFriedman, Susan – Gerontologist, 1975
Describes the experience of a group of relatively impaired, institutionalized elderly in a program of volunteer service to their peers. The focus of discussion is upon the volunteer group itself, its weekly group meetings, and the meaning that this kind of group experience has had for its members. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Group Dynamics, Institutionalized Persons, Older Adults
Peer reviewedAaron, Robert L.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1975
Evaluates the reading habits and interests of delinquent adolescents in a Georgia youth offender center. (RB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Educational Research, Institutionalized Persons
Striefel, Sebastian; Eberl, Dieter – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Exceptional Child Research, Imitation
Singer, Richard G.; Blumenthal, Irving J. – Ment Hyg, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Cues, Fantasy
Johnson, Ronald C. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Exceptional Child Research
Gray, Robert M.; Kasteler, Josephine M. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Retardation
Shotwell, Anna M.; and others – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Correlation, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence Tests
Sprafkin, Joyce N.; And Others – 1981
The extent to which television can be used to promote prosocial behavior is examined in this study. A total of 132 boys and girls (age range 8 to 18 years) with behavior problems serious enough to require institutional care participated in the study. The average IQ (WISC) was approximately 88. In the course of a year each of four treatments was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Altruism, Discussion Groups
Coffman, Victoria T. – 1979
Noting that creative drama activities can have a therapeutic value when used with the elderly in nursing homes, this paper outlines a creative drama program that was used in such a setting. Various sections of the paper describe (1) the nursing home setting, the nature of the participants, and the effects the program had upon them; (2) dramatic…
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Group Activities, Guidelines, Institutionalized Persons
Johnson, John L. – 1979
The article discusses the provision of educational services to incarcerated youth (all children in institutional settings, but particularly delinquents). Issues examined include the locus of authority for the education of the incarcerated, the need for adequate needs assessment data so that more systematic planning can be done, the need to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bias, Delinquency, Educationally Disadvantaged
