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ERIC Number: EJ413313
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
Providing Early Intervention Services in Integrated Environments: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future.
McLean, Mary; Hanline, Mary Frances
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v10 n2 p62-77 Sum 1990
The paper reviews trends in the integration of young disabled children and proposes replacement of the traditional concept of least restrictive environment as a continuum of placement with a concept of integration opportunities determined by individual child needs, family needs, and community resources. The need for integrated service delivery systems is stressed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Trends, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mainstreaming, Normalization (Handicapped), Preschool Education, Social Integration, Student Placement, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Mainstreaming Revisited.