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Mainstreaming: Helping Teachers Meet the Challenge.

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Title: Mainstreaming: Helping Teachers Meet the Challenge.
Authors: National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development, Washington, DC.
Availability: National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development, Suite 306, 1111 20th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (Single copy free)
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 39
Publication Date: 1976
Document Type: Book
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Handicaps, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Program Development, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, State Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Certification, Teacher Education, Team Teaching
Abstract: Mainstreaming is defined as the conscientious effort to place handicapped children into the least restrictive educational setting that is appropriate for their needs. The primary objective of this process is to provide these children with the most appropriate and effective educational experiences that will enable them to become self-reliant adults. This report explores: (1) how mainstreaming is operationally defined and how widespread it is; (2) the implications of mainstreaming for the responsibilities and competencies of regular classroom teachers; (3) the adequacy of teacher preparation; and (4) the efforts toward matching the preparation and responsibilities of regular classroom teachers. There are seven chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Mainstreaming: Definition and Practice; (3) Impacts of Mainstreaming on Teachers. Roles; (4) Preparation of Teachers: Present Status; (5) Local, State, and Federal Response; (6) Discussion and Assessment; and (7) Recommendations. Included is a listing of related documents. (DMT)
Journal Code: RIEDEC1976
Entry Date: 1976
Accession Number: ED127271
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Mainstreaming is defined as the conscientious effort to place handicapped children into the least restrictive educational setting that is appropriate for their needs. The primary objective of this process is to provide these children with the most appropriate and effective educational experiences that will enable them to become self-reliant adults. This report explores: (1) how mainstreaming is operationally defined and how widespread it is; (2) the implications of mainstreaming for the responsibilities and competencies of regular classroom teachers; (3) the adequacy of teacher preparation; and (4) the efforts toward matching the preparation and responsibilities of regular classroom teachers. There are seven chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Mainstreaming: Definition and Practice; (3) Impacts of Mainstreaming on Teachers. Roles; (4) Preparation of Teachers: Present Status; (5) Local, State, and Federal Response; (6) Discussion and Assessment; and (7) Recommendations. Included is a listing of related documents. (DMT)