title: Gaining research access to retarded children in public schools.
abstract: The issue of gaining research access to mentally retarded children attending public schools is discussed. Preliminary steps completed prior to conducting a research investigation in the school settings were described within the framework of two independent studies. The important role of the special education teacher in conducting research in the natural environment is delineated.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D012106:Research; D014481:United States