The policy interpretation paper was developed in cooperation with the National Inservice Network and involved an examination of all existing federal policy as well as background federal materials that directly or indirectly affect the issue of regular educator responsibilities for handicapped children as related to inservice education efforts…

The monograph contains a report on developments and trends in special education within the European community and a selection of the principal papers of a conference on special education in Europe. Chapter 1 contains results of a comparative study presented tabularly and narratively covering all handicaps in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France,…

The document details the organization of the Bernice M. Wright Co-Operative Nursery School (BWCSN). The co-op approach in a university setting is discussed. Staff organization and family membership are outlined. Four specific educational objectives are listed, as are the school's characteristics. The integration of handicapped children into the…

The document provides 10 brief articles on activities for mainstreamed handicapped students. Included are the following titles: "Tips on Mainstreaminq--Do's and Don'ts for Activity Programs;""Mainstreaming--A Goal and A Process;""What To Do When You Meet a Handicapped Person;""Tips for Dealing with Handicapped Persons;""Relatinq to Orthopedically…

The paper describes a workshop for secondary special and vocational education teachers and supervisors designed to enhance mainstreaming of handicapped students in vocational education programs. Workshop activities are said to have included minicourses presented by construction trades teachers and group development of learning plans for a task…

The role of home economics education in serving mainstreamed handicapped children is examined. In the first section, implications of mainstreaming for home economics teachers are addressed in terms of helping students develop independence. Suggestions for teaching mainstreamed students are briefly discussed. A second section deals with attitudes…

An intensive, naturalistic, observational study was conducted of a preschool class which integrated eight handicapped and five nonhandicapped children. An attempt was made to identify social and physical settings which maximized interaction among members of the two groups. Observations (N=2,306) of the social and play behaviors were recorded over…

The report describes the Hearing Resource Program at Phoenix (AZ) Union High School District 210, a resource program serving 72 hearing impaired high school students as well as screening incoming freshmen for hearing loss. The program goal was to enable the students to complete their required classes successfully and graduate from high school.…

The author analyzes mainstreaming (as mandated by P.L. 94-142--the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) from an organizational perspective and maintains that resistance to the demands of mainstreaming is both natural and predictable. Mainstreaming terms are defined, an historical perspective is offered, and hypothetical case studies of…

To determine the readiness of teachers, not currently involved directly with instructing educable mentally retarded (EMR) students, to integrate such students in regular classrooms, 129 regular classroom teachers from elementary schools were surveyed. Among conclusions were that regular teachers see a need for experimentation regarding the…

The annotated bibliography on mainstreaming program descriptions contains approximately 110 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents published from 1955 to 1974 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). It is…

Successful integration of hearing impaired students on the secondary level requires that the resource teacher provide supportive help to the students and the classroom teacher. Functions of the resource teacher include acting as an academic tutor to students already equipped with basic academic skills, pre-teaching courses to students lacking…

Presented are 12 papers which focus on four systematized methods of classroom observation. Stressed is the importance of formal, systematic observation as a tool for viewing and recording pupil behaviors and insuring that the individual child's needs are met in both the mainstream and special education settings. R. Brandt offers an historical…

Investigated were the attitudes of 430 adults toward mentally retarded children. In addition to providing information on demographic characteristics, definition of retardation and degree of contact with retarded people, the Ss rated 48 attitudinal statements pertaining to retarded children. Factor analysis of questionnaire responses revealed four…

The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of regular class placement on learning problem students. Consideration was given to academic achievement, personal and social adjustment, peer relationship, and students' perceptions of the class. Fifty seven learning problem students were selected from four types of learning disabilities classes:…