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Peer reviewedLilly, M. Stephen – Education and Treatment of Children, 1982
The author reviews the history of the category of educable mental retardation (EMR), asserts that students with this label are more like children with academic or behavioral difficulties than they are like their more retarded peers, and suggests an approach focusing on returning EMR students to the regular school curriculum. (CL)
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, History
Lilly, M. Stephen – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1988
The article provides a definition of the Regular Education Initiative, considers implications for students with mild learning and behavior problems and examines such issues as labeling, assessment, identification, placement, and attitudes in special education. (DB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Definitions, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
