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Institutional Reform--Prerequisites for Providing a Life of Quality for Mentally Retarded Residents.
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Reiter, Shunit – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This paper describes institutional reforms implemented at Kfar Tikvah, an Israeli community for 126 moderately mentally retarded individuals. The process of changing to the organizational structure used in the kibbutz system is examined through descriptions of reforms in everyday life, social life, and work and economic independence. (JDD)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Employment, Foreign Countries