Background: There is uncertainty about the extent to which language skills are part of general intelligence and even more uncertainty on whether deprivation has differential effects on language and non-language skills. Methods: Language and cognitive outcomes at 6 and 11 years of age were compared between a sample of 132 institution-reared…

This article links research into constructions of childhood and child agency to anthropological studies of young people's informal adoption and state involvement in family arrangements. It analyses the life history of a young Peruvian woman who deliberately chose to move into an orphanage. The multiple points at which individual and family plans…

Purpose: There is limited amount of research that constitutes non-traditional curricula implemented within an institutionalized context of developing countries. An attempt is made in this project to gain a clearer understanding of a non-traditional early learning program within an orphanage campus setting of Ladyville, Belize, Central America.…

Described are two Camphill villages which provide community oriented residential life for retarded adults based on the philosophy of R. Steiner. Both villages emphasize community life and "family" units, curative education, meaningful work (crafts and farming), volunteer co-workers, and financial contribution based on ability to pay.…

Four hundred seventy-two residential facilities across the U.S., serving mentally ill, alcoholics, and other disability groups, reported their experience with community opposition. Residential programs for offenders encountered opposition more frequently. However, for all types of facilities, attempts to occupy sites in residential neighborhoods,…

Examines the existential experience of adolescents in prison. Qualitative, in-depth interviews have explored the dimensions of time, space, and "others," and shows that youths' sense of reality is subordinated to their romanticized dreams of what life should be like. (Author/LHW)

Presents a case study which illustrates the difficulties surrounding the diagnosis and placement of autistic children. Demonstrates the importance of independent mediation and professional assessment and examines free appropriate public education in the context of Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District vs. Rowley (1982).…

The author describes how political and social whims can have disastrous effects on existing, effective programs for developmentally disabled, institutionalized persons, as illustrated in cutoffs for funding of a behavior modification team which used parent assistants as volunteers. (CL)

Demonstrates value of pooled time series by analyzing behavior of youths in specialized foster care treatment setting in response to changes in number of youths living together in setting. Suggests that method exceeds clinical analyses by statistically controlling for within-subject effects with clinically useful measure of effect size.…

Reviews 25-page 1993 volume written by Dartington Social Research Team. Finds literature review stronger in relation to books than articles and lacking in outcome studies. Suggests that wide range of studies is covered. Describes it as "essential reading,""good buy," and "refreshing." (CRR)

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore how medical care is delivered to older people in assisted living (AL) settings and to suggest ways for improving it. Design and Methods: We present a review of the limited research available on health care for older AL residents and on building testable models of better ways to organize primary…

A limited body of research on language deficits in children with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) exists. However, initial studies have found a direct relationship between language deficits and EBD. Reading, writing, and math deficits have been found to co-occur in children with EBD and language deficits. Additionally, antisocial behaviors…