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ERIC Number: EJ416522
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Education of Blind Persons in Ethiopia.
Maru, A. A.; Cook, M. J.
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v84 n6 p265-67 Jun 1990
The paper reviews the historical and cultural attitudes of Ethiopians toward blind children, the education of blind children, the special situation of orphaned blind children, limitations of existing educational models, and development of a new model that relies on elements of community-based rehabilitation and the employment of blind high school graduates. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Blindness, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Models, Program Development, Rehabilitation, Role Models
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ethiopia
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