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ERIC Number: EJ241576
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Historical Change in School Classification.
Richardson, John G.
Educational Research Quarterly, v5 n3 p50-62 Fall 1980
As an extension of the focus on the relation of special education to regular education, this study investigated the national pattern of change in the school provision for educable mental retardation for the years 1940 to 1976. Across states, increased uniformity of inclusion of mentally exceptional students is apparent. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Labeling (of Persons), Mainstreaming, Mild Mental Retardation, National Surveys, Public Education, Special Education, Student Placement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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