The study sampled 145 elementary school handicapped children in order to compare a mainstreamed and self-contained special education program in a large urban school district. (Author/PHR)

British educators have voiced concern over Section 10 of the Education Act of 1976, which emphasizes education of the handicapped in ordinary British schools. (Author)

Three types of outcomes are proposed as guidelines for understanding movement in relation to learning problem theories and programs for perceptually handicapped children. (Author/PHR)

The study evaluated the effectiveness of three instructional methods in promoting speech sound discrimination and reading achievement over a 3-year period. (Author)

The article reacts to and expands a symposium on the desirability of a transition from the traditional diagnostic-remedial model to the teacher-consultant model for providing services to children with "mild learning and behavior problems." (Author)

The article reports research on the development and evaluation of a statewide special education management network in Michigan. (Author/DLS)

Presented is a mainstreaming paradigm--situational socialization--which is the process component of an input-process-output model, and which represents the process of acquiring the new knowledge, behavior, and attitudes that both normal and mild to moderately handicapped learners need for success in interpersonal relationships. (Author/DLS)

Discussed is the concept of "least restrictive alternative," its definition, and its implications in special education. (Author/DLS)

A multivariate method for evaluating the appropriateness of program placement in an institution for the mentally retarded was tested with 181 institution residents. (Author)

The role of needs assessment in special education program planning and evaluation is discussed, and one comprehensive process for conducting a needs assessment is delineated. (Author/DLS)

The hypothesis that multisensory imagery is a specific teacher competency associated with effective pedagogy, particularly in special education, was tested in a study of 63 special education teacher trainees (18-24 years old) who were given a self-report graphic Multisensory Imagery Scale. (Author)

The teacher survey, a measure of teacher reactions to a variety of pupil, parent, and class-management problems was developed and tested on 218 primary grade teachers. (Author)

Two peer-imitation training procedures, each consisting of adult-delivered prompts and social reinforcement, were employed in two separate experiments to increase five retarded preschool children's imitation of their four nonretarded classmates' free-play behavior. (Author/DLS)

The generalization of cooperative behavior and proximity across classroom situations was tested with three behavior disordered children between the ages of 3.5 and 4.5 years who had low rates of cooperative behavior. (Author/DLS)

Research on overcorrection (for use with the mentally handicapped, schizophrenic, and autistic) is reviewed, and two types of overcorrection, restitutional and positive-practice, are described. (BD)