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Download full textCoursen, David – 1981
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 requires mainstreaming, or the education of handicapped children with regular students, to the greatest extent appropriate. Although the provisions of the law call for each student to be assessed individually and provided with an Individualized Education Program (IEP), the costs associated…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Hunter, James; Howley, Craig B. – 1990
This ERIC digest reports the background effects, and implications of Plyler v. Doe, a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing the right of undocumented immigrant children to attend public school. The document is divided into five parts. "Background of the Plyler Case" describes the Plyler v. Doe ruling and the Texas law that the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Peer reviewedHeermann, Barry; And Others – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
A variety of responses to lifelong learning issues are contained in these essays by 12 practitioners directly involved in non-traditional educational alternatives. Sheila Gordon and Augusta Souza Kappner analyze the demographics, motivation, and environment of returning adult students. Peter Smith looks at the educator as facilitator rather than…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Students
