NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ483475
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Mainstreaming Students with Learning Disabilities: Are We Making Progress?
McLeskey, James; Pacchiano, Debra
Exceptional Children, v60 n6 p508-17 May 1994
Examination of data from the "Annual Reports to Congress on the Implementation of Public Law 94-142" from 1979 through 1989 revealed that the placement rate for students with learning disabilities being educated in restrictive, separate class settings almost doubled. The proportion of all students with learning disabilities served in separate-class settings increased 4.4%. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Incidence, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Special Classes, Student Placement, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Education for All Handicapped Children Act