The Compensatory Education Program for Educationally Deprived Children in the California Youth Authority was initiated in the summer of 1967, as a Title I program for delinquent children in institutions funded under Public Law 89-750 which amended P.L. 89-10. Responsibility for evaluation of ESEA programs is vested in the Educational Research…

Articles on existing programs of adult education operating outside of institutional sponsorship are presented. The articles about adult education classes for Indians and teaching English as a second language report developments in programs that have only recently been established, while articles on the Junior League, adult activities in the…

This paper reviews the historical metamorphosis of the concept of treatment and emergence of TASC as a federal strategy for effecting a criminal justice-health care interface to deal with drug abusers. Impact of the TASC program is discussed as well as implications for future efforts. (Author)

Identification and analysis of types of problems blind populations encounter, through literature on the topic and observation, leads one to the unexpected conclusion that art can play an essential role in the amelioration of these problems. Art and craft activities can provide a process of self-analysis for therapy toward adjustment. (Author)

Explores the legal implications of inschool suspension practices through consideration of individual versus institutional rights within a punitive-rehabilitative setting. Discusses the applicability of the prison hospital model to schools and argues that future legal action may challenge the viability of inschool suspension practices. (Author/JG)

Described is a model training project, based on five operating programs (in Virginia, California, Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut), and designed to train and place severely physically disabled persons as computer programers. (IM)

This investigation reports on follow-up information received from past participants of a school-based social learning program designed for problem adolescents. Data resulting from this pilot study fail to conclusively demonstrate the long-term merits of the behavioral program with this population. (Author)

Explores the legal implications of in-school suspension practices through consideration of individual versus institutional rights within a special punitive-rehabilitative setting. Argues that the prison hospital model is applicable to in-school suspension programs and discusses a number of legal questions raised by the prison hospital model.…

Describes model for delivering aural rehabilitation services to help older hearing impaired persons adjust to a hearing aid and to foster more successful communication. Discusses training of providers by audiologists and explains the four phases of program: education, desensitization, rehabilitation strategies, and responsibility training.…

The article describes postsecondary education programs in the Province of Alberta, Canada, for training individuals to work in paraprofessional and professional positions in community services for disabled children, adults, and their families. A career ladder in Rehabilitation Education provides advancement through study at the bachelor's,…

When a child's genetic makeup is in conflict with his environment (school, home, or community), problems arise; rather than isolating or institutionalizing the child, an environment should be found to which he can adapt and realize his inherent potential. (JD)

This paper discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated the effects of substance dependency on the reading decoding and comprehension of 497 adolescents (ages 12-18) involved in an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. The first part of the study involved the formal assessment of reading decoding and reading comprehension…

Surveyed graduates (N=46) of an undergraduate rehabilitation curriculum. Found that 93 percent were employed, with 81 percent in positions related to their educational background. Education and longevity were important factors in upward mobility. Graduates seemed to prefer a well-organized but broad and flexible curriculum that emphasized…