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Illinois State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Springfield. – 1983
The report is an outgrowth of a study of three residential schools operated by the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS). The schools are the Illinois Children's School and Rehabilitation Center (ICSRC), for severely physically handicapped or health-impaired, the Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Deafness, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textGreen, James E. – 1993
This guide to residential state academies for academically gifted high school students discusses the history of this movement, student characteristics, curricula, faculty, outreach programs, and evaluation. The establishment of the nine existing state institutions is traced from the prototype, the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Curriculum, Eligibility
Peer reviewedWilson, Virginia; Litle, James; Coleman, Mary Ruth; Gallagher, James – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1998
Describes experiences developing a distance learning via television program at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. It focuses on the importance of instructor and facilitator training, student selection, physical arrangements for the studio/classroom, and an evaluation plan. (DB)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Design, Distance Education, Educational Television
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1993
The education and related services provided by the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home (OVCH) to its 211 residents (ages 6 to 19) were evaluated. Children in the home arrive either by placement through a public agency or by private placement, and the average length of stay is about a year. Approximately half of the children appear to have severe…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
McCarthy, Phillip D.; Ames, Alison L. – 2000
This document reports on a state (Maine) legislative task force evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of the educational program and governance system of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf in the context of the range of alternative educational models and placements available. Conclusions and recommendations are organized into the…
Descriptors: Deafness, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Carter, James D. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of the Eckerd Wilderness Camping Program with those of the Florida Training Schools (rehabilitation institutions) on delinquent youths. Effects of these different treatment modes were measured in terms of school adjustment and court contact of each group at 6, 12, and 18 months after release or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Schools, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Education
LISENSKY, ROBERT; WITHROW, FRANK B. – 1966
TO COUNTERACT THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES AND ABNORMAL ATMOSPHERE AMONG DEAF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, A SEX EDUCATION CURRICULUM WAS DEVELOPED BY A STUDY GROUP COMPOSED OF TEAHCERS OF THE DEAF, SOCIAL HYGIENE PERSONNEL, AND A SOCIOLOGIST. A CONTROL GROUP WAS OBTAINED FROM THE INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MATCHING FACTORS SUCH AS AGE, SEX,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Curriculum, Curriculum Design
