An alphabetical, state-by-state listing provides information on programs offered, students served, and educational staff employed in United States' schools and classes for deaf children. (MC)

Learning about the experience of living in a state-funded, public residential high school for academically talented children was the purpose of an ethnographic inquiry. Studying and homework dominated the students' lives throughout the year. Four characteristic patterns of adjustment to doing homework are presented as cases of studying in action.…

Data on characteristics of superintendents of American residential schools for the deaf were gathered in a 1999 survey. Comparison with characteristics of superintendents of public schools found the groups shared beliefs about their essential responsibilities but differed in how they characterized their relationships with their governing boards.…

This article lists information on schools and programs enrolling children and youth with deafness or hearing impairments. It contains a directory listing alphabetized by state, then presents a chart that provides information on each of the programs, including whether it is a residential program, the enrollment, services offered, and communication…

A study investigated the experience of being a gifted student at a public residential high school by using ethnographic and phenomenological inquiry. The social system that emerged, one that the students judged as atypical, is described. Contextual factors are presented in an effort to understand the students' experience. (Contains references.)…

Suicidal ideation assessment has been employed as an early screening method for identifying adolescents who are at risk for engaging in suicidal behaviors. While recent evidence has emerged that gifted adolescents do not have a higher rate of suicidal ideation, research on the psychological and personality characteristics of gifted youth have…

Financial statements from public residential schools in all 50 states (some states list more than one school) give tabular data concerning income, expenditures, enrollment, estimated per capita cost, teaching days, and teachers' salaries for 1972-1973. (MC)

This article lists information on Canadian schools and programs enrolling children and youth with deafness or hearing impairments. It contains a directory listing alphabetized by province, then presents a chart that provides information on programs, including whether it is a residential program, the enrollment, services offered, and communication…

Examines issues facing school counselors who work with students having disabilities, and suggests specific interventions. Offers perspectives of three counselors, one at a public elementary school, one at a public middle school, and the third at a residential school for deaf students. Emphasis is on inclusion of students with disabilities in…

Seven articles focus on nonpublic schools as alternative providers in a service delivery system for handicapped children with particular emphasis on New York City programs. The first article, "Handicapped Education in New York State" by L. Grumet, concludes that a Special Master is needed to monitor New York City compliance, that…

Intended for principals of regular schools, the bulletin gives information for planning an appropriate educational experience for the visually handicapped child. Definition and identification of the visually handicapped child and the impact of a visual impairment on the child are discussed. Two types of educational programs, both residential and…

This study compared the cost and effectiveness of residential schools for students with hearing and visual impairments to the education of these students in Mississippi's local public school districts. To compare the service providers, the study first calculated annual costs per student at the residential schools and per student with hearing and…

A Delaware program seems to demonstrate that with proper backup, the blind can advantageously join sighted pupils in the classroom. (Editor)

Suggests that writing instruction for students attending residential public schools for gifted students must be tailored to this unique population. Writing instruction should include the writing conventions of various disciplines, writing for the general public, writing across the curriculum, technical writing, expressive writing, and persuasive…

Provided primarily for regular class teachers and administrators is information on mainstreaming hearing impaired students. Reasons behind the movement toward regular class placement of hearing impaired pupils are noted and two basic views as to how it should be done are identified. Defined are relevant terms such as mainstreaming, hearing aid,…