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Haywood, H. Carl – Peabody Journal of Education, 1996
Discusses the evolution of research on mental retardation, which was enhanced by support from the Kennedy family, President Kennedy's determination to place a high priority on the issue, development of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and creation of 12 national Mental Retardation Research Centers, including the unique…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Developmental Delays, Health Promotion
Mortenson, Lee E.; Berdes, Celia M. – 1980
This document, one in a series developed to provide technical assistance to 22 Long-Term Care Gerontology Centers, describes the current administrative and structural phenomenon of these centers. Precedents useful in assessing both the current climate and actual prospects for development of long term care centers are cited. The first section…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Community Centers, Gerontology, Governance