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ERIC Number: EJ521595
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0156-6555
Teenagers with Down Syndrome in a Time of Changing Policies and Practices: Progress of Students Who Were Born between 1971 and 1978.
Bochner, Sandra; Pieterse, Moira
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v43 n1 p75-95 1996
This article reports on the schooling, employment, life experiences, and general skills of 66 students with Down syndrome (ages 13 to 20) in New South Wales, Australia. Comparison with British and American studies is also provided. Results suggest that changes in services begun in the 1970s generally resulted in improved outcomes for these students. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Education, Downs Syndrome, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Special Education, Trend Analysis, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United Kingdom (Great Britain); United States