The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of
a six week residential summer program of differential education for
gifted high school students. It was designed to determine the extent
to which participants in the program were proficient in aspects of
critical and creative thinking, and in the...
The purpose of the study, which was conducted in 33 school
districts in six Eastern Oregon counties, was threefold:
1. To assess the perceived needs of administrators, counselors
and/or specialists and special teachers of the handicapped
and disadvantaged, to determine special education needs in
small rural school districts;
2. To...
The purpose of this research study was to examine the impact of the
consulting teacher model on referral and verification rates to special
education. A population of schools which implemented the model
(N = 17) was compared with a randomly selected comparison group of
schools which did not (N =...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of untrained and
trained peer tutors on the motor performance of students with developmental
disabilities in integrated physical education classes. This study utilized a single
subject delayed multiple baseline design across subjects.
Six elementary age students with developmental disabilities and...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of family size, birth order,
socioeconomic status, and parent-child relationships to young children's intellectual
development.
Seventy-four children, 39 boys and 35 girls, with a mean age of 4 years-8 months,
and their parents (mothers and fathers), selected from 9 preschool...