We are entering a new phase in learning about childhood disabilities. While we have found out much of what we need to know about their causes and aetiology, solutions to many of the challenges we will face in the future will come from the evidence base held by practitioners. Practitioners are ideally placed to carry out "real world" research but…

The attitudes of educators of the deaf and other professionals in deaf education concerning assessment of the use of American Sign Language (ASL) and other sign systems was investigated. A questionnaire was distributed to teachers in a residential school for the deaf in California. In addition to questions regarding the availability of sign…

The voucher system in Denmark combines unrestricted generous subsidies with substantial autonomy of private schools as to schedule and teaching methods. This has produced a private school sector with a wide variety of school types. This paper uses data on eight cohorts of students (over 510,000 individuals) to compare educational attainment in…

Intended for parents and teachers, the directory lists schools and agencies for the retarded in the Boston area. An alphabetical listing of the schools and agencies is accompanied by a chart which makes it possible to spot check the services offered, including specific services for the multiply handicapped. A second section, alphabetically…

The school described is an "observation school" for reforming young boys who have a history of problems and whose parents cannot or do not want to support them. (Author/IRT)

Described is a program (developed by a residential school for visually and multiply handicapped children in Canada) of consultant/itinerant services for local schools enrolling visually handicapped children. (Author/BD)

Historical evidence indicates that conventional explanations for the development of custodial care are inadequate. An alternative explanation is suggested based on an economic model of the structure of the residential services industry. It is argued that the profession generated demand for residential services by portraying the retarded population…

The history of residental programs for the blind is reviewed, and the impact of the deinstitutionalization thrust on those schools is examined. The author asserts that residential schools must re-orient themselves to serving multiply handicapped students. (CL)

About 167 residential facilities in Ohio serve approximately 7,000 youth on any given day. Youth are placed in residential facilities because they have committed a crime or have behavioral problems. An "education provider" operates an on-grounds school in most facilities. Because of ongoing concerns about education funding for youth in…

Practices thought to be conducive to desirable living and effective education in residential schools for deaf children are noted briefly. (CB)

In a recent survey of 105 residential and day schools for the deaf in the United States, it was found that approximately 50 percent of both residential and day schools enjoy the services of a social worker. (Author/PHR)

The computer assisted instruction (CAI) center at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is described in terms of scheduling; monitoring of student progress in mathematics, language, and reading; comparing student achievement; and funding. (CL)

The head of a residential school suggests some methods for involving parents in educational therapy. (SBH)

Describes the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, a residential school for youths talented in mathematics and science. TAMS students, who come as eleventh graders, take only regular college courses taught by university faculty members. They complete the last two years and the first two years of college in just two academic years. (MLH)