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ERIC Number: EJ428507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0704-7509
Train Me Now or Pay Me Later.
Lanier, Nancy J.; Chesnut, Barbara Harris
B. C. Journal of Special Education, v14 n3 p241-45 1990
Returning mildly mentally handicapped students to regular classrooms is not the least restrictive or most appropriate program. These students require a slower paced curriculum, more social behavior remediation, and a smaller pupil/teacher ratio than regular classrooms offer. Mainstreaming may lead to a higher dropout rate and subsequent need for additional societal support. (JDD)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Mild Mental Retardation, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Social Services, Student Needs, Student Placement, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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