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Direct linkDzierlenga, Donna, Comp. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
Cites documents from the ERIC collection dealing with occupational education in community colleges. Addresses the following aspects: special programs for women and the handicapped, occupational program planning and evaluation, the relationship between general education and career training, cooperative relationships between schools and industry,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Disabilities, General Education, Instructional Innovation
Download full textPrentice, Mary – 2002
This digest looks at two community college programs designed to aid students with disabilities in accessing the educational offerings of the college, as well as two programs that help students with disabilities attain jobs after their educational goals have been met. Longview Community College, in Lee's Summit, Missouri, offers the Academic…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges
Warger, Cynthia – 1999
This Digest reviews what is known from recent research about delivering instruction to young children with disabilities in the natural environment. It notes the endorsement of this practice by the Division for Early Childhood Education of the Council for Exceptional Children. Research is reported which has focused on validating specific…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Disabilities, Educational Environment
Leone, Peter E. – 1991
This booklet addresses the issues involved in working with children and adolescents who have disabling conditions and use alcohol and other drugs. An introductory chapter notes the need for increasing attention to alcohol and drug problems among individuals with disabling conditions. The second chapter provides evidence suggesting that the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Change, Disabilities
Pacifici, Tamara; McKinney, Kristen – 1997
Although about 53% of public higher education students are enrolled in community colleges, the proportion of students with disabilities served by the community colleges is about 71%. According to a 1995 survey of 672 community colleges across the United States, approximately 8% of students reported a disability and about half of those requested…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Financial Support
Larson, Gordon A. – 1982
Intended as a general guide for adult educators interested in developing community educational programs for handicapped adults, this monograph gives an overview of facts, problems, and programs peculiar to each of four handicapped populations: the physically handicapped, blind, deaf, and mentally retarded. Following an introduction that defines…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Education, Adult Programs
