This module, which is one in a series of training packages intended to train educators working with handicapped adolescents and young adults in correctional settings, deals with the terminology and issues/concepts of special education. Addressed in the individual sections of the module are the following topics: the distinction between normality and abnormality in statistical, medical, and social terms; different areas of exceptionality; factors that influence schooling in the United States; major problems of the U.S. educational system; the emergence of special and remedial programs in American schools; the significance of major legislation and litigation in the right to education for the handicapped movement; the concepts continuum of services, mainstreaming, and least restrictive environment; and current issues in special and correctional education. The module includes instructional design specifications (module title, competency statement, rationale statement, prerequisites); module objectives; evaluation procedures and criteria, learning activities and alternatives; a content outline; references; handouts; overhead transparency masters; and a training evaluation form. (MN)