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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
Notes
- Abstract:
- The behavioral sciences have been of great value in helping educators to understand how children may differ in their responsiveness to learning experiences and how some of these differences occur. At one time, differences in children's intelligence were attributed largely to native endowment; very little of the variation was attributed to the effects of the environment. Hunt reports that, in the light of the work of Piaget and his collaborators, fixed intelligence looks like a misplaced generalization. His observations and experiments indicate that the behavioral and thought structures comprising intelligence are continually changing as a consequence of accommodation and assimilation through environmental encounters. Bloom's study of human development based upon longitudinal and other studies points to the fact that intelligence is a developmental concept just as is height, weight, or strength. Stability in intelligence measurements increases with time. Against such a social background a special guidance program was initiated in Hialeah Junior High School (referred to as "Special Guidance Project" in the junior high schools, Dade County, Florida). The program was developed in cooperation with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Florida State Department of Education. The purpose of the joint agreement was to provide opportunities for the potential dropout to receive psychiatric and psychological assistance, medical assistance and/or additional experiences not provided by the regular school program; further, to assist pupils to make the necessary personal, social, and academic adjustments needed for achievement in the regular school program, or to provide opportunities for adjustment and training for employment. For the first time, under this program, young people of junior high school years were eligible for the services of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, in addition to regular services provided by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for high school students sixteen years old. This program was made possible through the expenditure of federal money authorized by State Senate Bill 606. The Bill provides that any agency (in this case the School Board) may enter into a cooperative agreement with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to provide services for clients (junior high school pupils) who would qualify for rehabilitative services. Under this agreement, the SGP Counselor would spend half of his time working with students who qualified for the services of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. These broad objectives permitted considerable latitude for the SGP Counselor, and for the first time, enabled the school to offer a unique, flexible curriculum for a selected group of potential dropouts. This paper represents an attempt to evaluate the efficacy of the program as it was interpreted and administered over a three-year period, to measure its effectiveness, and to identify techniques and methods best suited to its administration.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ed.S.)--Barry University, 1970.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references: (leaves 37-39).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Arline Stone. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- LB1620.5.S7_StoneArline ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- LB1620.5.S7 ( lcc )
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