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Delaney, David W. – Pointer, 1976
A prevocational program was designed for 10 trainable mentally handicapped teenagers (14 to 19 years old) which simulated the tasks of actual sheltered workshops. (GW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contingency Management, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Download full textGehm, Fred O., Ed. – 1972
Presented are the proceedings of a special study institute whose primary purpose was to acquaint leaders in special education with the prevocational and vocational training of trainable mentally retarded (TMR) adolescents and young adults in sheltered workshops. Institute workshops are said to have considered the following topics: prevocational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Karen, Robert L. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Gold, Marc W. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Thirty-six mildly and moderately retarded sheltered workshop adolescent and adult clients learned to assemble a 12-piece unit for which the parts were color coded. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Job Skills, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedGold, Marc W. – Mental Retardation, 1973
Twenty educable or trainable retarded adolescents and adults in three sheltered workshops, who worked either 1 or 3 hours per day for 10 days under a no-external reinforcement condition, assembled a 14-piece bicycle brake. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Exceptional Child Research, Job Skills
MEYEN, EDWARD L., ED. – 1967
DESIGNED AS A SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT FOR BASIC COURSES ON MENTAL RETARDATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, AND SOCIAL WORK, THIS COLLECTION OF 35 READINGS PRESENTS BACKGROUND ON THE MAJOR SERVICE AREAS WHICH ARE NECESSARY IN PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CITIZENS. THE READINGS ARE DIVIDED INTO FIVE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Clinics
