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Mitra, Sudhansu B. – 1976
This series of followup studies concerned mentally retarded rehabilitation clients of the Social and Rehabilitation Service research and development projects in the District of Columbia, and the Model Cities Project in Maryland. The clientele were primarily black, urban ghetto residents. The studies dealt with (1) vocational success of…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Critical Incidents Method, Disadvantaged
Download full textJoiner, Lee M. – 1974
An adult basic education (ABE) program for mentally retarded young adults between the ages of 14 and 26 years, Project Evolve can provide education agencies for educationally handicapped children with detailed information concerning an innovative program. The manual format was developed through interviews with professional educators concerning the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills
Nissman, Blossom S. – 1981
This booklet provides answers to questions that may arise when learning or socially disabled children are placed in regular classrooms. The introduction gives the background of classifying students in the New Jersey school system and lists the twelve classification categories: (1) emotionally disturbed; (2) neurologically impaired; (3) trainable…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Coping, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
ROBINSON, HALBERT B.; ROBINSON, NANCY M. – 1965
PRESENTING A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MENTAL RETARDATION, THIS TEXT BEGINS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE, PROBLEMS OF DEFINITION, AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE FIELD OF MENTAL RETARDATION. A SECTION ON ETIOLOGY AND SYNDROMES PRESENTS INFORMATION ON GENETIC FACTORS AND GENETIC SYNDROMES AND THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Classification
Edmonson, Barbara; And Others – 1968
The relationship between the difficulty with which the retarded adolescent decodes visual social cues and the appropriateness of his social behavior was the basis of a study to determine whether social cue decoding could be taught the retarded in a manner analogous to the teaching of reading and writing, with beneficial behavioral results. The…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales
LaBay, Michael J.; Anderson, Nels M. – 1976
Results of the research reported in this paper suggest that the development of mentally handicapped preschool children may not be measurable in distinct cognitive, social/emotional, physical motor, and language areas. This research further indicates that a testing instrument designed to measure the generalized factors of intelligence and social…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Cognitive Tests
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Div. of Special Education. – 1968
A general approach is presented to the problem of educating trainable mentally handicapped children in the public schools. Consideration is given to philosophy, the state program, administration and policies, general aims and objectives, student evaluation, and curriculum. Curriculum is outlined in the following areas: social adjustment, self…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Therapy, Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides
BODAHL, ELEANOR; AND OTHERS – 1966
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THIS BOOKLET ABOUT THE CRIPPLED AND HEALTH IMPAIRED, SPEECH IMPAIRED, HEARING IMPAIRED, DEAF, BLIND, PARTIALLY SEEING, EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED AND SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED, EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, MULTIPLE HANDICAPPED, AND GIFTED. FOR EACH EXCEPTIONALITY, A DEFINITION, INCIDENCE FIGURES,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blindness, Deafness, Emotional Disturbances
Mudd, Merle W.; And Others – 1968
Vocational adjustment was studied by interviewing 549 educable mentally handicapped boys who had been in special classes and 90% of the parents. Findings were that most appeared to have good vocational adjustment and were not readily distinguishable in social or vocational adjustment from others of the same age and social background. However,…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Exceptional Child Research, Family Characteristics, Followup Studies
Peer reviewedSitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1993
Iowa young adults with learning disabilities (n=737), behavior disorders (n=59), and mental disabilities (n=142), all graduates of resource room programs, were surveyed concerning adult adjustment. Results are reported in terms of marital status, living arrangements, competitive employment, unemployment, postsecondary education, and comparison of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Employment
CLARK, GARY M. – 1967
THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS A TRIAL AND EVALUATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM UNIT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURAL PROGRAM IN SOCIAL PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED ADOLESCENTS. THE PROGRAM WAS DEVISED IN THE FORM OF SEQUENTIAL SIMULATION OR ILLUSTRATIONS LEADING TO SKILLS IN PERCEIVING WHICH CUES ARE RELEVANT,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior, Behavior Change
Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (Ontario). – 1969
School services in Protestant Montreal for children with learning disabilities and with communication disability (hearing impairment and aphasia) are described. Also covered are classes for the emotionally disturbed, partially sighted, and educable mentally handicapped. For each of these exceptionalities, definition, admission criteria, school…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Aphasia, Community Services, Deafness
Behrmann, E.H., Ed.; Moll, M. Ann Delores, Ed. – 1965
A statement of philosophical concepts and statistical data opens this guide to Catholic facilities for exceptional children in the United States. Special facilities and programs with an educational or training concept are listed, by state, for each of the following exceptionalities: the aurally handicapped, the emotionally and/or socially…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Clinics, Day Schools, Directories
Keystone Area Education, Elkader, IA. – 1983
This final report concentrates on conclusions and recommendations from a three-year longitudinal study of 48 mentally retarded adults who were graduates or dropouts from senior high schools in six rural Iowa school districts during academic years 1976-1982. Using data from structured interviews, the study sought to assess social and vocational…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Consumer Education, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Higginsville State School and Hospital, MO. – 1974
Project EVOLVE is the last phase of a three-phase special Adult Basic Education (ABE) project, which provided cottage-homeliving and off-campus living experiences for approximately 60 students aged 16-26 who had the relatively greatest potential to succeed in the community. Project EVOLVE refined and disseminated materials and methods for use with…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavior Change
