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Concepts of Learning and Behavior Disorders: Implications for Research and Practice.

Two major factors seem to have contributed to the current transformation of special education. One has to do with evidence for or against the special class model of service delivery; the second, which is less widely acknowledged, concerns the increasingly complex ways of viewing children with learni...

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Published in:Exceptional Children Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 56 - 65
Main Author: Forness, Steven R.
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Sep1981
Subjects:
Learning disabilities
Behavior disorders
Research
Special education
Intellectual disabilities
Emotional problems of children
Thought & thinking
Concepts
Ecology
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Two major factors seem to have contributed to the current transformation of special education. One has to do with evidence for or against the special class model of service delivery; the second, which is less widely acknowledged, concerns the increasingly complex ways of viewing children with learning and behavior problems. Brief review of the second factor suggests that ecological concepts in mental retardation, learning disabilities, and emotional disorders have begun to characterize current thinking. Implications for research efforts and professional roles are discussed.