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A Comparison of the Long Range Benefits of Graduation from Special Vs. Mainstream School for Mildly Mentally Handicapped Students.

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Collister, Larry – 1975

Twenty-seven mildly and moderately mentally handicapped special education graduates from a special school and 23 mildly and moderately mentally handicapped special education graduates from a mainstream school were interviewed to determine long range benefits of each program. Interviews 1 and 2 years after graduation were designed to measure…

Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies

Post-School Occupational and Social Status of Persons with Moderate, Severe, and Profound Mental Retardation. Project Report No. 89-3.

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Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1989

The occupational and social status of 106 former students with mental retardation was examined from 1 to 5 years after they graduated from or completed schooling in a special high school during the years 1982 to 1986. Results were compiled as a function of the former students' level of mental retardation, gender, and age. The study involved…

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Daily Living Skills