Author: Fred G. Martin
Publisher: 1969 [c1973]
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This investigation presents a survey of the provision of educational services for the trainable and the educable mentally retarded in Newfoundland. The areas investigated were identification and placement procedures, teacher qualifications, facilities, instructional programs, and the financing of special schools and of opportunity classes in public schools. -- In the conduct of the study the investigator visited all schools operated by the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children and all Opportunity Classes in the public schools of the Province. Data were obtained through questionnaires completed by (i) an official of each local Association of the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children; (ii) teachers in schools for the trainable retarded, and in opportunity classes for the educable retarded; (iii) principals of schools in which opportunity classes were in operation. The information obtained through questionnaires was further supplemented through interviews with respondents who had completed them, and by the collection of information on a pupil sample during the visit of the investigator to the schools and classes which comprised the study. The instrument was developed from publications of the Department of Education in the State of California and adapted for purposes of this study through consultation with Newfoundland educators working in this area of special education. -- With reference to the services provided by the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children, the investigator applauds the excellent service which the Association is rendering but feels that the task of providing educational service for ALL trainable retarded children in the Province is too onerous to be the sole responsibility of a voluntary organization. -- With reference to the opportunity classes in the public schools of the Province, the investigator is of the opinion that classes are being too hastily established without sufficient curriculum guidelines from the Department of Education and without sufficient supervision of identification and placement procedures. The Province also lacks a supply of teachers with a background of special education training. The most important recommendations arising from the study are: -- (1) The provision of educational services for the trainable mentally retarded should be integrated into the educational system of the Province and financed by the Provincial Government. -- (2) Sheltered workshops should be established for those of the trainable retarded who are capable of semi- independence in adult life. -- (3) Because present opportunity class placement within the Province leads to a dead-end street and for many individuals has a demoralizing effect, efforts should be made to change the present educational emphasis upon academic achievement by the development of programs at the junior and senior high school levels which will provide sufficient upgrading to ensure admission of the opportunity class pupil into some type of vocational program. -- (4) A pre-vocational program should be developed at the senior high school level, and where geographical location permits, this program should be integrated with existing vocational school services. This would permit students of sixteen years and over to attend vocational school on a part-time basis while continuing their academic upgrading at the senior high school. -- (5) Identification and placement procedures should be carefully determined and strictly regulated by the Department of Education. -- (6) More courses in special education should be offered by the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
A Survey of Identification and Placement Procedures, Teacher Qualifications, Facilities, Instructional Programs and Financing of Schools for the Trainable Mentally Retarded and of Opportunity Classes in the Schools of Newfoundland
Author: Fred G. Martin
Publisher: 1969 [c1973]
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This investigation presents a survey of the provision of educational services for the trainable and the educable mentally retarded in Newfoundland. The areas investigated were identification and placement procedures, teacher qualifications, facilities, instructional programs, and the financing of special schools and of opportunity classes in public schools. -- In the conduct of the study the investigator visited all schools operated by the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children and all Opportunity Classes in the public schools of the Province. Data were obtained through questionnaires completed by (i) an official of each local Association of the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children; (ii) teachers in schools for the trainable retarded, and in opportunity classes for the educable retarded; (iii) principals of schools in which opportunity classes were in operation. The information obtained through questionnaires was further supplemented through interviews with respondents who had completed them, and by the collection of information on a pupil sample during the visit of the investigator to the schools and classes which comprised the study. The instrument was developed from publications of the Department of Education in the State of California and adapted for purposes of this study through consultation with Newfoundland educators working in this area of special education. -- With reference to the services provided by the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children, the investigator applauds the excellent service which the Association is rendering but feels that the task of providing educational service for ALL trainable retarded children in the Province is too onerous to be the sole responsibility of a voluntary organization. -- With reference to the opportunity classes in the public schools of the Province, the investigator is of the opinion that classes are being too hastily established without sufficient curriculum guidelines from the Department of Education and without sufficient supervision of identification and placement procedures. The Province also lacks a supply of teachers with a background of special education training. The most important recommendations arising from the study are: -- (1) The provision of educational services for the trainable mentally retarded should be integrated into the educational system of the Province and financed by the Provincial Government. -- (2) Sheltered workshops should be established for those of the trainable retarded who are capable of semi- independence in adult life. -- (3) Because present opportunity class placement within the Province leads to a dead-end street and for many individuals has a demoralizing effect, efforts should be made to change the present educational emphasis upon academic achievement by the development of programs at the junior and senior high school levels which will provide sufficient upgrading to ensure admission of the opportunity class pupil into some type of vocational program. -- (4) A pre-vocational program should be developed at the senior high school level, and where geographical location permits, this program should be integrated with existing vocational school services. This would permit students of sixteen years and over to attend vocational school on a part-time basis while continuing their academic upgrading at the senior high school. -- (5) Identification and placement procedures should be carefully determined and strictly regulated by the Department of Education. -- (6) More courses in special education should be offered by the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Publisher: 1969 [c1973]
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This investigation presents a survey of the provision of educational services for the trainable and the educable mentally retarded in Newfoundland. The areas investigated were identification and placement procedures, teacher qualifications, facilities, instructional programs, and the financing of special schools and of opportunity classes in public schools. -- In the conduct of the study the investigator visited all schools operated by the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children and all Opportunity Classes in the public schools of the Province. Data were obtained through questionnaires completed by (i) an official of each local Association of the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children; (ii) teachers in schools for the trainable retarded, and in opportunity classes for the educable retarded; (iii) principals of schools in which opportunity classes were in operation. The information obtained through questionnaires was further supplemented through interviews with respondents who had completed them, and by the collection of information on a pupil sample during the visit of the investigator to the schools and classes which comprised the study. The instrument was developed from publications of the Department of Education in the State of California and adapted for purposes of this study through consultation with Newfoundland educators working in this area of special education. -- With reference to the services provided by the Newfoundland Association for the Help of Retarded Children, the investigator applauds the excellent service which the Association is rendering but feels that the task of providing educational service for ALL trainable retarded children in the Province is too onerous to be the sole responsibility of a voluntary organization. -- With reference to the opportunity classes in the public schools of the Province, the investigator is of the opinion that classes are being too hastily established without sufficient curriculum guidelines from the Department of Education and without sufficient supervision of identification and placement procedures. The Province also lacks a supply of teachers with a background of special education training. The most important recommendations arising from the study are: -- (1) The provision of educational services for the trainable mentally retarded should be integrated into the educational system of the Province and financed by the Provincial Government. -- (2) Sheltered workshops should be established for those of the trainable retarded who are capable of semi- independence in adult life. -- (3) Because present opportunity class placement within the Province leads to a dead-end street and for many individuals has a demoralizing effect, efforts should be made to change the present educational emphasis upon academic achievement by the development of programs at the junior and senior high school levels which will provide sufficient upgrading to ensure admission of the opportunity class pupil into some type of vocational program. -- (4) A pre-vocational program should be developed at the senior high school level, and where geographical location permits, this program should be integrated with existing vocational school services. This would permit students of sixteen years and over to attend vocational school on a part-time basis while continuing their academic upgrading at the senior high school. -- (5) Identification and placement procedures should be carefully determined and strictly regulated by the Department of Education. -- (6) More courses in special education should be offered by the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Education in Canada
Author: E. Gault Finley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
Master's Theses in Education
Author: T. A. Lamke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A Survey of Provisions for the Organization of Instruction of the Educable and the Trainable Mentally Retarded Pupils in the Public Schools
Author: Christine Mary Sweeney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Analysis of Rules and Regulations Governing Identification and Placement of Educable Mentally Retarded in Special Classes
Author: Joe Estell Reid
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Opportunities for Professional Preparation in the Field of Education of Mentally Retarded Children
Author: National Association for Retarded Children
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A Survey of Facilities for Trainable Mentally Retarded Children in Day Schools and Classes of Texas
Author: Josephine Bratton Tallant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Current Index to Journals in Education
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
A Study of Policies and Procedures Used for the School Placement of Educable Mentally Retarded Children in Minnesota
Author: Michael F. Trepanier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Public School Provisions for Severely Retarded Children
Author: Samuel Alexander Kirk
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description