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Peer reviewedMadison, Charles L.; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
Summarizes political, technical, attitudinal, and educational problems affecting delivery of special education services in the largely rural developing nation of Malaysia. Evaluates the possible use of a community-based model of rehabilitation that would rely heavily on parental involvement and volunteers and make the best use of the country's few…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Peer reviewedStewart, Jean L.; Martinez, Velma A. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
Summarizes factors which make delivery of human services extremely difficult in Micronesia, noting problems of geographic distance and isolation and cultural and linguistic diversity. Presents a plan for providing services to persons with communication disorders using a speech-language pathologist and an audiologist with doctorates to supervise…
Descriptors: Audiology, Communication Disorders, Cultural Context, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedDemchak, Mary Ann; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Guidelines for implementing a transdisciplinary (TD) team approach for delivering special education services to rural students cover team development, assessment, program planning, implementation of service delivery, training of team members, role release, ongoing monitoring, and regular team meetings. Includes a checklist for evaluating teams…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedSebastian, Joan; McDonnell, John – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Strategies for educating students with low-incidence disabilities in rural schools include inclusion, peer- and community-referenced curriculum, student-centered educational planning, instruction in actual performance settings, positive behavioral support, and transdisciplinary teams. In Utah, the state office of education, universities, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedMerrell, Kenneth W.; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1994
Focuses on rural service delivery issues common to special education, school psychology, and mental health and outlines training-related solutions. Cautions against simplistic dichotomy of rural versus urban service delivery and professional isolationism. Recommends five skill categories for rural training: generalist training, personal and…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Educational Psychology
Peer reviewedFarmer, Stephen – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
A three-year summers-only master of arts degree program in speech language pathology (SLP) at New Mexico State University allows speech language pathologists working in rural schools to obtain their master's degree and fulfill state waiver requirements. Program addresses educational needs of nontraditional graduate students and improves the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
