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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
Download full textReynolds, Virginia, Ed.; Brekken, Linda, Ed. – 1988
California state law A.B. 2666 establishes standards for provision of preschool special education programs and services for eligible children, aged 3-5, and their families. This handbook was developed as a resource in planning and implementing appropriate service models, and is organized into four major sections: "General…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Administration
Sharp, Bert L., Ed. – 1982
Dean's Grant Projects (DGPs) provided both the financial impetus for adapting teacher education programs to meet the challenges of mainstreaming handicapped students into regular classrooms and the arena for the discussion of different approaches to the institution of necessary changes. This book presents 13 papers written by educators experienced…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1984
Outlined are the following 11 successful programs, projects, and activities functioning in Hawaii's intermediate schools: Alternative Learning Center (Waipahu and Pearl City Highlands); Career Awareness Exploring through Basic Practical Arts; Career Education Guidance (Kailua); Creating a Positive School Climate; Learning through the Arts;…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Bilingual Teachers, Career Awareness, Career Guidance
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
Bricker, Diane, Ed.; Filler, John, Ed. – 1985
Fourteen papers examine current issues and practices in the education of students with severe mental retardation (SMR). Papers touch upon the broad context of education for SMR students, programs for the SMR population, and critical issues. The following papers are presented: "The Severely Mentally Retarded Individual: Philosophical and…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Behavior Modification, Court Litigation, Curriculum Development
Yap, Kim Onn – 1984
The purpose of this study was to review and evaluate the Basic Inventory of Natural Language (BINL) to help determine whether it should continue to be used in Honolulu's Students of Limited English Proficiency (SLEP) Program. The study looked at four critical aspects of the BINL: its content validity, its test-retest reliability, its effectiveness…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Language Proficiency
Zigler, Edward F. – 1988
This paper examines the issues of deinstitutionalization and mainstreaming from a historical perspective, focusing on the changes over time in views and practices toward retarded individuals and the role of science in the mental retardation field. The parallel development of residential programs and special education programs for individuals with…
Descriptors: Adults, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Educational Research, 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
Porter, Mahlon E. – 1988
This final evaluation report describes the Curriculum-Based Vocational Assessment (CBVA) project of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The program serves mildly handicapped (learning disabled and mildly retarded) secondary level students in 18 regular vocational education courses delivered in 45 middle, junior high, and senior…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Dependents Schools, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Potential
Rocha, Ramon M., Ed. – Perceptions, 1988
This special journal section contains five major articles concerned with the education of children with disabilities, especially with emotional or behavioral disorders. The lead article by Ramon M. Rocha and Susan McCue, discusses the education of emotionally disturbed (ED) students in New York State as directed by the Commissioner of Education's…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Cultural Differences, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1986
The first in a series of state publications providing suggestions to school districts for serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, the handbook on initial student assessment, student placement, and continuing monitoring contains recommendations for nine procedures and appropriate forms for carrying them out. The procedures are to: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Stern, Dena Shaver – 1987
Work Inc., a community rehabilitation center south of Boston, provides moderately to severely disabled (primarily mentally retarded) students with paid work opportunities while they are still in school. In the Work Inc. program, the Greater Boston business community becomes part of the daily curriculum of 500 students in 35 different communities…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Industrial Training, Mainstreaming, Maintenance
Passow, A. Harry – 1984
Various approaches to educating the gifted and talented around the world are illustrated through descriptive reviews of gifted education in selected countries, including: Australia; Poland; England, Scotland, and Wales; and Israel. Following these reviews is an examination of several issues in gifted education around the world. This examination…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Mueller, Ernest H. – 1985
The Oak Park Plan, implemented in the Oak Park (Illinois) School District, was a 2-year (1983-85) project designed to correct four perceived problems: (1) low achievement levels in math for 40 percent of the students; (2) ineffective remedial instruction; (3) declining enrollment requiring an adjustment in personnel resources and service levels;…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies
