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Cross-Cultural Comparison of Effective Leadership in Schools for Children with Blindness or Low Vision in the United States and Nigeria
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Ajuwon, Paul M.; Oyinlade, A. Olu – International Journal of Special Education, 2016
In this project, the authors used the Essential Behavioral Leadership Qualities (EBLQ) method of measuring leadership effectiveness to assess and compare the effectiveness of principals (leaders) of residential schools for children with blindness or low vision in the United States (U.S.) and Nigeria. A total of 248 teachers (subordinates) in 25…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Blindness, Cross Cultural Studies
Educational Placement of Children Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision in Residential and Public Schools: A National Study of Parents' Perspectives
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Ajuwon, Paul M.; Oyinlade, A. Olu – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2008
This study analyzed parents' perceived reasons for placing their children with visual impairments in residential or public schools. It found that children were more likely to be placed in residential schools for reasons related to their education and well-being and in public schools for reasons related to the parents' needs. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Residential Schools, Public Schools, School Choice
Self-Concepts of Children with Visual Impairments.
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Alexander, Francis E. – RE:view, 1996
Ten day students and 10 residential students with visual impairments in grades 3-5 participated in 18 weekly self-esteem building exercises. No intergroup differences in self-esteem were found, and data were inconclusive on the effectiveness of the self-esteem building activities. (CR)
Descriptors: Children, Day Programs, Elementary Education, Intervention
The Principal Works with the Visually Impaired.
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Scholl, Geraldine T. – 1968
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…
Descriptors: Children, Day Schools, Educational Planning, Exceptional Child Education
Characteristics of Students Evaluated at a Residential School's Low Vision Clinics, 1981-1991.
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Wilkinson, M. E.; Stewart, I. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
Records of 360 students evaluated via outreach programs at the low vision clinics of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School over a 10-year period were analyzed concerning age, sex, ocular condition, best-corrected visual acuity at far and near, and recommended optical devices. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Children, Low Vision Aids
Divergent Thinking in Blind Children.
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Tisdall, William J.; And Others – 1967
Objectives of this study on the influence of visual deprivation upon the divergent thinking dimension of intelligence were to compare the divergent thinking abilities of blind and sighted children in residential and day school programs, and to determine the relationship between divergent thinking and age of onset of blindness, mobility, school…
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Cognitive Processes, Day Students
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN.
BUELL, CHARLES E. – 1966
A PRACTICAL RATHER THAN A THEORETICAL REFERENCE GUIDE, THE BOOK DISCUSSES THE NEED OF THE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILD FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION. PAST AND PRESENT PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC AND RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES (A GUIDE FOR PARENTS), SPORTS AND INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION, ACTIVE GAMES, CONTESTS, RELAYS, AND…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Athletics, Blindness, Case Studies