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The author presents historical review of specialized education for blind and visually impaired children in India and addresses particularly the issue of mainstreaming these students into integrated settings. Data and discussion of rural education projects and teacher training programs are outlined. Suggestions for further development for identifying and educating blind and visually impaired children conclude the paper.

With the single market almost upon us, and major areas of
responsibility being passed to Brussels, the EC is becoming evermore
involved in certain business areas. Somewhat inconsistently the
Community is seeking to legislate for competition. The author argues
that such a policy is bound to fail due to the ever shifting ground on
which competition takes place.

Preluding a dissertation on the subject, the author discusses the history of labour and technology on sugar plantations in Suriname. He discusses technical innovations in the factory and in the field as well as the development of productivity and profitability. Van Stipriaan concludes that the introduction of more advanced technology did not have to wait for the abolition of slavery.

Given the Service's increasingly bureaucratic structure, internal divisions and uncertain value base, it is likely to reach some compromise with the Home Office over 'Punishment in the Community'. Whilst some degree of short term damage limitation may be necessary, the author argues for a strong, cohesive and creative Service, based on a markedly different organisation and outlook.

The author describes some o f the studies already published on blindness in children and their possible causes; she brings out the need for further research on the whole subject. Present findings seem to indicate that blindisms do not occur when, as in the African culture, children are brought up in close contact with their mothers and the extended family.

It is easy to see why probation workers have embraced social skills training with offenders. It isn't difficult to learn and seems to provide a means to help clients and address their offending behaviour. But does it work? The author concludes that we can present only a modest case for social skills training with certain offenders.

The author presents a brief historical account of the transition in Norway from a system with specialized professionals in unique settings to a generically based system dealing with handicapped populations under general programs. Both positive and negative observations are offered, as well as suggestions for a combination of special services by trained professionals within the current, generic system.

The author traces and evaluates the major trends in the history and theory of the modern corporation: the literature dealing with market control, the New Business History that emphasizes efficiency, and recent developments by the Chicago School and the theorists of transactions costs. He concludes with an analysis of the recent problems U.S. corporations have experienced in managing innovation.

AbstractAlthough the tradition of psychiatric consultation for medical patients is well established and adequately described, there are few contributions concerning the conceptual framework for community consultations and few case examples. In order to provide a framework for conceptualizing consultation work, the author presents an example of a consultation to a community agency and discusses some of the specific elements in community consultation.

This document records the state documents published by state agencies and the legislature that were received annually by the State Library. Publications are listed by the call number in the state document classification system and each listing includes the title, author, volume and number, date of publication, and number of pages. Includes cumulative index, July 1987 - June 1988.

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES INTEREST GROUPS, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF THEIR ACCESS TO PRESIDENTS CARTER AND REAGAN. THE GROUPS THAT ENJOYED THE GREATEST ACCESS WERE BLACKS AND LABOR TO CARTER, HISPANICS AND BUSINESS TO REAGAN. DURING THE 1988 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, THE DEMOCRATS SOUGHT TO REDUCE REPUBLICAN STRENGTH AMONG HISPANICS WHILE THE REPUBLICANS ENDEAVORED TO WOO MORE BLACKS TO THEIR PARTY.

THE BLOODY COUP OF OCT. 15, 1987, IN BURKINA FASO STEMMED FROM THE CONJUNCTURE OF A NUMBER OF IMPASSES. IN THIS ANALYSIS, THE AUTHOR EXAMINES TWO SERIES OF CAUSES: (1) IMMEDIATE AND (2) STRUCTURAL, IN THE SENSE THAT THEY RESULTED FROM THE DIFFICULTY (IF NOT THE IMPOSSIBILITY) OF EFFECTING THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES PROMISED BY THE AUGUST REVOLUTION.