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Download full textNew York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Albany. – 1991
This report responds to a New York State Legislature request to provide a reliable estimate of the number of persons with developmental disabilities in the state prison system, while evaluating current practices for identifying such inmates and meeting their needs. Major findings included the following: (1) contrary to many estimates, the study…
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Institutions, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Harnisch, Delwyn L.; And Others – 1986
The report, which is part of a series, provides an analysis of approximately 100 documents focusing on education, employment, and independent living outcomes across 10 handicapping conditions, including those students considered to be disadvantaged. Document summaries are organized by the 3 outcome areas and 11 conditions (learning disabled,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Daily Living Skills
Kappel, Bruce; And Others – 1990
This report examines the need for inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in community life and describes activities of service providers in Minnesota toward meeting that goal. Part 1 reviews issues of eligibility involved in the exclusion of individuals with developmental disabilities from services. The lives of people who are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewedSachs-Ericsson, Natalie; Ciarlo, James A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Three methods of designating everyday-dysfunction cases in the Colorado Social Health Survey are compared for a sample of 4,745 adults. The clinical judgment approach was chosen as the primary method of identification, with the statistical deviation criterion a backup. The patient criterion group approach was less useful. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Case Records, Clinical Diagnosis
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program of the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools achieved 8 of its 11 objectives for 1987-88. The program is designed for adults who have less than an eighth grade education, and provides basic and remedial instruction in mathematics and communication skills, as well as Michigan Life Role Competencies (MLRC),…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
Direct linkKauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design
