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Mildly Handicapped Children in the Mainstream — Implications for the Health Educator
Author(s) -
Mori Allen A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1981.tb02140.x
Subject(s) - mainstream , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , political science , law
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, PL 94–142, will cause mildly handicapped children to be integrated into mainstream academic classes including health education. Because of the disparate needs of these children, health educators will have to provide for a diverse group of learners. Since it is clear that health education encompasses topics crucial to the overall social and personal development of the handicapped, it is essential that health educators become prepared to maximize learning opportunities for the handicapped child in the mainstream.