Resources pertaining to the vocational education of handicapped students are contained in this directory. The directory is divided into three sections, according to the location of materials: 1) materials and instructional aids on file in the Division of Occupational and Vocational Studies, Pennsylvania State University, 2) information, materials…

The document presents the final report of a national study to evaluate the process by which handicapped children were mainstreamed in Head Start programs. Findings related to the following areas of investigation are presented: placement of handicapped children after leaving Head Start, Head Start's role in establishing the new placement, Head…

The paper is designed to help managers of mainstreamed programs set up intensive staff training courses on mainstreaming. A brief analytic survey of the literature is followed by a discussion of practical applications of mainstreaming (including philosophy, curriculum, support services, and evaluation). The remainder of the paper reviews…

The document points out the merits of scouting as a recreational program for the handicapped, and considers the YMCA's (Young Men's Christian Association's) Project MAY (Mainstreaming Activities for Youth) and the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) Scouting for the Handicapped program. Dimensions of scouting seen as beneficial for the handicapped…

The document, nearly half of which consists of appendixes, presents the final report on Phase II of a 2 year study to evaluate the process of mainstreaming handicapped preschool children into Project Head Start. During the second year (Phase II) of the study, baseline and posttest developmental assessments were conducted on approximately 400 Head…

The annotated bibliography includes approximately 95 citations (1973-1976) on mainstreaming exceptional students. It is reported that the information was gathered from volume eight of Exceptional Child Education Resources. Entries are arranged according to accession number and usually include information on author, title, source, date, pagination,…

The article discusses two provisions--least restrictive environment and the individualized education program--generated by P.L. 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Priorities for effective mainstreaming are considered, and opposition to the least restrictive environment concept is examined. It is concluded that the key to P.L.…

The author describes a Swiss special school program for visually handicapped children, briefly comments on the concept of integration, and discusses current endeavors to make practical, appropriate integration work. Considerations for more comprehensive integrated programing are listed. (Author/SBH)

Appropriate teacher education for special education teachers in Sweden must take into account the following concepts: one handicap often causes a second (often social or psychological); education must begin where the child is, focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses; and team units should be used which are comprised of both ordinary and…

A study was made to identify and define a variety of educational placement alternatives with reference to the concept of restrictiveness and to match these educational settings with the cognitive, affective, and physical development of exceptional pupils. A profile of pupil characteristics was derived and validated on approximately 200 special…

Mainstreaming of handicapped children in regular classes requires the stretching of normal individualized teaching methods to include meeting the needs of handicapped or gifted learners. A learning loop consisting of diagnosis, educational prescription, instruction, and evaluation should be applied. Instructional strategies appropriate for both…

A special education workshop (Cleveland, Ohio, October 9-10, 1969) for integrating blind children with sighted children into ongoing physical education and recreation programs is described. Physical education and blind children from the viewpoint of opthalmology, social and psychological aspects of blindness as they relate to participation in…

Provided in the handbook for special teachers of elementary level visually handicapped students are guidelines for changing negative attitudes of school personnel, parents, and students to assure positive integration of visually handicapped children in the regular school setting. The handbook is said to have resulted from an institute that focused…

The directory provides information on 59 State licensed private nursery schools in Los Angeles County which have indicated a willingness to accept children with handicaps. Given in the listing for each school are name, phone, address, capacity enrollment, ratio of adults to children, total number of teaching staff, number of volunteers, number of…

The majority of the conference reports on education of the handicapped focuses on regular class placement and teacher education. Presented concisely are 21 program proposal descriptions with funding source, project dates, objectives, philosophy, procedures and evaluation, and literature influencing project. Representative projects concern special…