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ERIC Number: EJ232223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Jun
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On "Size" and the Quality of Residential Care: A Second Look.
Baroff, George S.
Mental Retardation, v18 n3 p113-17 Jun 1980
A review of eight research studies on the question of size in relation to quality of resident life in state institutions is presented. Findings of seven of the studies reviewed showed that there is some advantage to the smaller setting. None showed any advantage to larger institutions. (PHR)
Descriptors: Institutional Environment, Institutionalized Persons, Literature Reviews, Mental Retardation, Organization Size (Groups), Quality of Life, Residential Care, State Agencies
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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