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: EJ397813
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Economic and Political Factors Affecting Deinstitutionalization: One State's Analysis.
Zirpoli, Thomas J.; Wieck, Colleen
Journal of Special Education, v23 n2 p201-11 Sum 1989
The economic and political factors maintaining the large numbers of residents with developmental disabilities in public institutions are reviewed from the perspective of Minnesota. Alternatives are presented to lessen the economical and political impact of institutional closures, in order to advance the process of deinstitutionalization. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Economic Factors, Institutionalized Persons, Political Influences, Residential Institutions, State Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Minnesota