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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 10(3) pp. 305-324, 1985
© 1985 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Early Intervention with Mentally Handicapped Children: A Critical Appraisal of Applied Research

Kofi Mario1 and Gerard M. Kysela

The University of Alberta Edmonton

1All correspondece should be addressed to Kofi Marfo, Department of Educational Psychology, Memorial University, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada MB 3X8.

Research on the impact of early intervention with mentally handicapped children and their families has placed too much emphasis upon child develop mental progress to the neglect of several important parental and environmental variables upon which the child's ultimate development depends. Studies have also tended not to include process measures in their pro gram evaluation procedures. These two major issues and others related to the appropriateness of traditional group research designs for the early intervention field are examined through an analysis of 20 studies carried out in five countries in the last 10 years.

Key words: mental handicap; early intervention; program evaluation.


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