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ERIC Number: ED235623
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 71
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-335-13131-X
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Special Needs in Education (E241): Eradicating Handicap, Unit 14.
Booth, Tony
The prevention of handicapping conditions and the reduction of failure and disaffection in schools is the topic of this booklet, one of 16 texts designed for use in an Open University course on the education of handicapped students in the United Kingdom. Medical approaches to prevention, including those involving ethical issues, are explored. Examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention are given, and court cases are introduced to illustrate the range of ethical and moral considerations involved. In a section on at-risk children, development of screening procedures in schools is considered, as are preschool home intervention approaches and the underlying theories of compensatory education. Scottish attempts to reform the curriculum and school organization are cited as one example of efforts to change the educational system, thereby reducing the ill effects of school on children. A final section considers factors that limit change but also notes the possibility of positive change. The appendixes summarize reactions of Scottish teachers to their new roles and present a brief case study of a preschool community project in Scotland. (CL)
Open University Educational Enterprises, Ltd., 12 Cofferidge Close, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK11 1BY England (no price quoted).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England).
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom; United Kingdom (Scotland)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A