A detailed report is given on the mechanics involved in conducting a successful bi-regional workshop for educators. The theme of the workshop was designed around two Research Within Reach (RWR) documents dealing with oral/written communications and secondary mathematics; however, papers and discussion generated by the workshop are not included in…

The report summarizes findings of 6 weeks spent in the Netherlands and Denmark to study services provided to learning disabled (LD) young adults and adults. The school to work transition for LD students is examined along with the LD adult in society, and comparisons are made between Dutch and Danish approaches. The Dutch system, highly structured…

Recommended to administrators of social welfare agencies serving the blind is use of the United Way of America's Services Identification System as an effective tool for program definition and measurement. (LH)

The purposes of this report are: to describe the main elements of the U.S. agricultural extension model and its effects on the agricultural revolution; to analyze attempts to extend this model to non-agricultural technology and/or to less developed countries; and to draw general conclusions about the diffusion of technological innovations, with…

The report describes the establishment of the Texas State Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth as a pupil data management information system for monitoring and evaluation of special education services for hearing impaired children in Texas. The findings of the 1976-77 survey, encompassing 4,384 hearing impaired children receiving publicly…

These two papers discuss communications policies and structures in France and in the United States. The first paper reports that efforts to develop new electronic communication systems in France are hindered by rivalry between two public monopolies and by governmental protection against foreign influence. The second paper assesses ownership of…

The report describes evaluation of the Bergen County (NJ) program designed to develop positive self concept, foster appropriate communication skills, maximize physical growth and ability, and provide direction and counsel in making appropriate decisions for postschool life of approximately 135 multiply handicapped children (3 to 20 years old).…

The purpose of this project was to develop a computerized videotape catalog and booking system to serve school personnel in the 109 schools of Pinellas County, Florida. This system was designed to eliminate manual file maintenance, decrease time spent in booking, shipping, and receiving videotapes, and reduce the cost of producing and updating…

The report of the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled looks at autism in five chapters concerned with characteristics of autism, parenting the autistic child, New York State's institutional care network for the autistic, perspectives of professionals on autism, and Commission recommendations. Among nine findings…

This is the report of a study undertaken by the Institute of Rehabilitation Issues to identify unique problems in rehabilitation services delivery to inner city nonwhite clients. Chapter 1 reviews the literature on vocational rehabilitation for people with mental and physical disabilities and points out the lack of research on nonwhite, lower…

A national sample of 53 elementary teachers and 34 secondary school teachers who provide Level III resource room service to learning disabled students was asked to complete a survey on program planning and implementation practices. Statistical analyses of responses revealed no differences of practical value between the practices of elementary and…

This kit presents unedited primary source documents which illustrate a wide range of alternative approaches to document delivery systems. Selected for their value to administrators and decision-makers, these documents derive from general membership surveys and from libraries contacted directly by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC)…

The manual provides resource information on eight topics related to teaching hearing impaired students in Georgia (sample subtopics in parentheses): definitions; eligibility criteria; due process (screening, referral, confidentiality); program organization (philosophy, personnel, facilities); instructional programs (suggested curriculum guides);…

Fourth in a series of booklets on child welfare published in English by the Central Union for Child Welfare in Finland, this booklet delineates the different branches of child welfare services in Finland. A description of the child population and its status is presented and child welfare services are described under nine main categories, each of…