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ERIC Number: EJ505144
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Special Education in East Germany under Communist Domination.
Sengstock, Wayne L.; Ruttgardt, Sieglind Ellger
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v30 n2 p130-40 Jun 1995
This article describes the development of special education in East Germany from the close of World War II through the cold war period, and examines the problems and challenges currently facing special education in a reunified Germany. These include a lack of infrastructure, economic needs, staffing problems, and needed curriculum changes. (DB)
Descriptors: Communism, Comparative Education, Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Special Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: East Germany; German Reunification; Germany