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Booth, Tony – 1982
The third of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course on special education in the United Kingdom, this guide introduces key issues in the course. The variety of handicapping conditions is examined, and age and sex factors in special education are considered. Effects of the environment and the special educational system are also…
Descriptors: Classification, Course Content, Definitions, Disabilities
Booth, Tony – 1982
One of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course on the education of handicapped children in the United Kingdom, this document focuses on special education policy efforts in Norway, the United States and Italy. Separate chapters present information on each country, especially detailing each country's attempts to provide for…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Booth, Tony – 1982
This booklet, one of 16 designed for use in an Open University Course on the education of handicapped children in the United Kingdom, focuses on ways in which a disability is affected by social factors. Effects of geographic, economic, and cultural conditions are examined. Clinical and sociological perspectives of mental retardation are compared…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Booth, Tony – 1983
The prevention of handicapping conditions and the reduction of failure and disaffection in schools is the topic of this booklet, one of 16 texts designed for use in an Open University course on the education of handicapped students in the United Kingdom. Medical approaches to prevention, including those involving ethical issues, are explored.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Handicap Identification
Booth, Tony; And Others – 1983
One of 16 units designed for use in an Open University course on the education of handicapped students in the United Kingdom, this booklet analyzes the contribution of research to progress in special education and examines the relationship between empirical knowledge and moral principles in making educational decisions. An introductory section…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology
Booth, Tony; And Others – 1983
The last of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course on the education of handicapped students in the United Kingdom, this text focuses on integration and ways it might be pursued. Questions are posed for the student to answer concerning various aspects of integration, including the amount of centralization needed, the effects of…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
