THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT WERE (1) TO EVALUATE THE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SCHOOL POPULATIONS AND NONSCHOOL POPULATIONS OF SEVERELY RETARDED CHILDREN, AND (2) TO EVALUATE THE CHANGES IN PARENT ATTITUDE AND FAMILY ADJUSTMENT OF THE PARENTS. THIS REPORT IS CONFINED TO PHASE 1 OF AN ONGOING PROJECT…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO ASSESS CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIOR OF SEVERELY RETARDED CHILDREN AS A RESULT OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. THIS IS PHASE II OF A THREE-PART REPORT WHICH COVERS SOCIAL COMPETENCY AND PARENT ADAPTABILITY. THE SUBJECTS WERE PLACED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP (SCHOOL CHILDREN) AND A CONTROL GROUP (NONSCHOOL CHILDREN). THE SCHOOL CHILDREN…

THE MAJOR HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROJECT WAS THAT TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WHETHER LIVING AT HOME OR IN AN INSTITUTION, WOULD SHOW GREATER INCREMENTS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THAN COMPARABLE CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING SUCH PROGRAMS. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT PARENTS OF RETARDATES WHO ATTEND PUBLIC…