DOCUMENT RESUME ED 044 870 EC 030 839 AUTHOR McHugh, M. 7., Ed. mITLE Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar or Special Education (Cork, Ireland, September 8-12, 196.9. INSTITUTION International Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, New York, N.Y. DUB DATE 69 NOTE 154p. EDRS PRICE FDRS Price M7-$0.75 HC-$7.80 DESCRIPTORS *Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education, *Exceptional Child Education, *Handicapped Children, Identification, *International Organizations ABSTRACT Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on Special Education (Cork, Ireland, September 8-12, 1969) contain papers relating to the following themes: special education personnel, identification of the handicapped, general aspects of early education, special education methods, early education programs for the mentally handicapped, and early education programs for children with sensory and motor handicaps. Also included are the program schedule, the opening and concluding addresses, a list of seminar participants, and an author and title index to the 25 papers. (RD) INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar onSpecial Education CORK, IRELAND- 8th -12th SEPTEMBER, 1969 Sincerest thanks are due to the Chairman and Board of Cork Polio and General After-Care Association for generously providing the venue and staff for the Seminar. "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY n o4 So vgc C 0 ERIC AND ORGANIZA IONS OPERATING UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. FURTHER REPRODUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERIC SYSTEM REQUIRES PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER." Published by the International Society for Rehabilitation of theDisabled New York Printed in Ireland by D. and A. O'Leary Ltd., Cork ECO 30839 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED ! co 4c, LJ Proceedings of the Fourth International Seminar on Special Education U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. CORK, IRELAND 8th 12th September,1969 HOST National Rehabilitation Board ORGANISING COIVISITTEE Ald. J. Bermingham M. Holland M. F. McHugh (Chairman) (Hon. Secretary) (Hon. Secretary) Prof. H. Atkins N. Jennings A. Maxwell Bro. M. Caulfield P. Kiely Rev. Dr. J. O'Sullivan Rev. Prof. P. Dempsey Sr. F. Kiernan D. Pierce Dr. F. Fitzpatrick Sr. M. Magdalen Prof. J. Teegan 3 P. O'Hare (P.R.O.) ORGANISER OF THE SEMINAR Ald. J. Bermingham CHAIRMAN OF I.S.R.D. COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION I. Skov Jorgensen EDITORIAL COMMITTEE M. F. McHugh (Chairman) M. Holland P. O'Hare The Editorial Committee regrets that it was obliged by financial considera- tions when preparing this Report to shorten the original papers read at the Seminar. The authors are asked to kindly excuse pos ible inaccuracies result- ing from such condensation. Due to the limited time available it was not possible to return the papers to the authors for revision before publication. 2 FOREWORD Participants from 27 countries drawn from all five continents attended this, the first Seminar on Special Education held in Ireland under ISRD sponsorship. The main speakers were themselves of 12 different nationalities. We trust that the resultant exchange of ideas both in the lectures and in the group discussions summarized in this Report will add momentum to the world- wide development of Early Special Education of the Handicapped (our Seminar theme). JOHN BERMINGHAM, Organizer TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SEMINAR PROGRAMME 5 OPENING ADDRESS BY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION 9 PAPERS ON MAIN PROGRAMME 11 CONCLUDING ADDRESS BY DISCUSSION GROUP COORDINATOR 137 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 142 AUTHOR AND TITLE INDEX 150 4 PROGRAMME Monday, 8th September 4.00 p.m. Registration 8.00 p.m. Opening Reception (sponsored by World Rehabilitation Fund) Tuesday, 9th September Morning Opening Session Chairman : Alderman J. Bermingham, Seminar Organiser, Cork, Ireland Addresses by : Councillor Pearse Leahy, M.A., Lord Mayor of Cork Mr. Padraig Faulkner, T.D., Ireland's Minister for Education Dr. Kevin O'Flanagan, President of I.S.R.D. World Congress and Chairman of National Rehabilitation Board, Ireland Mr. I. Skov Jorgensen, Chairman of I.S.R.D. Committee on Special Education 11.15 a.m.Rev. Peter Dempsey, Professor of Applied ,Psychology, University College, Cork, Ireland EARLY EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED 12.15 p.m.Gunnar Niland, Principal, Anggardens Vocational School for Handicapped Youths, Gothenburg, Sweden REPORT ON THE MAIN FINDINGS OF THE GOTHENBURG CONFERENCE AfternoonPapers dealing with the theme : People involved in the Education of the Handicapped Chairman : Norman W. Drummond, Chairman, Committee on Education, Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Australia 2.30 p.m. Cyril E. W. Cave, H.M. Inspector, Department of Education and Science, England THE YOUNG HANDICAPPED CHILD SCHOOL, HOME AND COMMUNITY 3.00 p.m. Donal E. Cowing, Lecturer in Education, Graduate School of Education, The State University of New Jersey, U.S.A. THE TRAINING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL IN THE U.S.A. 3.45 p.m. Angelina Boric, Dean of Faculty for Special Education, University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia UNIVERSITY TRAINING IN YUGOSLAVIA FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN 4.15 p.m. Frances P. Connor, Chairman of Department of Special Education, Teachers' College, Columbia University, U.S.A. THE EDUCATION OF HOMEBOUND HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN Evening Folk Singing Session 5 Wednesday, 10th September Morning Papers dealing with the theme :Identification of the Handicapped Chairman :Elizabeth Rowe, Senior Education Officer, Special Education Section, Education Department, Hong Kong 10.00 a.m.Romaine P. Mackie, Independent Consultant and Lecturer on the Education of the Handicapped and Environmentally Deprived, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. EDUCATION OF THE CHILD WITH FUNCTIONAL HANDICAP AS COMPARED TO THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILD WITH A TRUE CAPACITY HANDICAP 10.30 a.m,Thomas Kellaghan, Director, Education Research Unit, St. Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland PROBLEMS IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 11.15 a.m.Grace E. Woods, Medical Administrator and Consultant Psychiatrist, St. Ebba's Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, England THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT 1.30 p.m. Sight-seeing Tour of West Cork and Killarney (Coaches sponsored by Bank of Ireland Group and Irish National Teachers' Organisation) Thursday, 11th September Morning Papers dealing with the theme : Early Education of Handicapped Children General Aspects Chairman : John McIntosh, General Secretary, Canadian Office, Council for Exceptional Children, Toronto, Canada 10.00 a.m.Vojislav Kovacevic and Kostantin Momirovic, Professors in Faculty of Special Education, University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia SOME FACTORS DETERMINING SUCCESS IN SPECIAL AND NORMAL SCHOOLS 10.30 a.m.Emanuel Chigier and Miriam Chigier, Research Pediatrician and Psychologist, Medical Ecology Department, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel CULTURAL FACTORS IN EARLY EDUCATION 11.15 a.m.Friedrich Bittmann, Psychological Institute, University of Milnster, Germany EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE LEVEL OF ASPIRATION OF CHILDREN SUFFERING'FROM MOTOR HANDICAPS AfternoonPapers dealing with the theme : Special Education Methods Chairman : Very Rev. J. Canon Bastible, Chairman, Cork Polio and General After-Care Association, Cork, Ireland 3.15 p.m. Donal MacKay, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Muckamore Hospital, N. Ireland EARLY STAGES IN THE TEACHING OF READING TO MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 3.45 p.m. Martin McHugh, Director of Psychology, Cork Polio and General After-Care Association, Cork SOME APPLICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF OPERANT CONDITIONING IN THE TRAINING OF SOCALLED INEDUCABLE CHILDREN 6 4.30p.m. Francine Robaye, Professor of Differential Psychology, Free University of Brussels, Belgium AUDIOVISUAL AIDS AND AUTOMATED TEACHING DEVICES FOR CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILDREN OF HIGH I.Q. 5.00 pm.. Bernard Friedlander, Lecturer, School of Education, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES EMPLOYING AUDIO/VISUAL REINFORCEMENT IN PERCEPTUAL EVALUATION AND BEHAVIOUR DEVELOPMENT WITH RETARDED AND DISABLED INFANTS AND CHILDREN Evening Public lecture 8.15 p.m. Professor Isabelle W. Taylor, Department of Psychology, Russel Sage College, New York, U.S.A. THE ROLE OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY IN THE EARLY EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED Discussion by panel consisting of I. Skov Jorgensen (Denmark), John McKenna (Ireland), John Tenny (U.S.A.), with Martin McHugh (Ireland) as Chairman. Morning Friday, 12th September Papers dealing with the theme : Early Education Programme for Mentally Handicapped and Educationally Subnormal Children Chairman : John Teegan, Professor of Chemical Spectroscopy, University College, Cork 9.30 a.m. Very Rev. J. Canon Bastible, Chairman, Cork Polio and General After-Care Association, Cork, Ireland REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON MENTAL HANDICAP IN IRELAND 10.00 a.mLuise Rossier, Assistant Headteacher, School for Mentally Retarded Children, Zurich, Switzerland THE ZURICH SCHOOL PROGRAMME FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED 10.30 a.m.Kevin McDonagh, District Inspector of Special Schools, Department of Education, Ireland MATHEMATICS FOR MILDLY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN A.Z41 EXERCISE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 11.15 a.m.Anne Welsh Carroll, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Special Education,