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ERIC Number: EJ553901
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Mental Retardation as an Educational Construct: Time for a New Shared View?.
Smith, J. David
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v32 n3 p167-73 Sep 1997
Examines the historical definition and use of the term "mental retardation," and the 1992 revision of the term by the American Association on Mental Retardation that focuses on limitations in functioning rather than as a characteristic of an individual. Educational implications of the new definition are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Disability Identification, Educational Strategies, Individual Characteristics, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Retardation, Social Attitudes, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Association on Mental Retardation
Note: Special Issue: Definitional Issues in Mental Retardation.