Institutional Reform--Prerequisites for Providing a Life of Quality for Mentally Retarded Residents.

Reiter, Shunit

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ERIC Number: EJ425745

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Publication Date: 1991

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Institutional Reform--Prerequisites for Providing a Life of Quality for Mentally Retarded Residents.

Reiter, Shunit

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v12 n1 p25-40 1991

This paper describes institutional reforms implemented at Kfar Tikvah, an Israeli community for 126 moderately mentally retarded individuals. The process of changing to the organizational structure used in the kibbutz system is examined through descriptions of reforms in everyday life, social life, and work and economic independence. (JDD)

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Employment, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Moderate Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Personal Autonomy, Quality of Life, Residential Programs, Social Life

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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