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Incidence Of Obesity Among Mentally Retarded Children, Robert A. Fox, Constanz W. Hartney, Anthony F. Rotatori, Elke M. Kurpiers
Incidence Of Obesity Among Mentally Retarded Children, Robert A. Fox, Constanz W. Hartney, Anthony F. Rotatori, Elke M. Kurpiers
Robert Fox
An international survey of professionals in the field of mental retardation was conducted to determine significant research priorities in the education of students with mild retardation. A total of 67 individuals responded to survey which represented 83.7% of those contacted. Among the issues rated most highly were two clusters: vocational, career education and post-school adjustment and long term effects and generalization of effects of programs. Implications of the survey data are discussed and recommendations are provided.