main·stream·ing (m n str  m ng)n. The process of integrating physically or intellectually disadvantaged students into regular school classes. main stream v. |
mainstreaming
[mān′strēming]
Etymology: OE, maegan, strength; ME, strem
1 the system of educating children with disabilities in regular classrooms, with special assistance as needed.
2 the return of persons recovering from mental illness to the community.
Mainstreaming
Pediatrics The education of a student with disabilities in a regular classroom in a neighbourhood school with sufficient support so the student can participate fully
Social medicine The placing of learning- or otherwise impaired children in the same environment as other children, while supplementing learning with various educational maneuvers
Social medicine The placing of learning- or otherwise impaired children in the same environment as other children, while supplementing learning with various educational maneuvers
mainstreaming [mān´strēm-ing]
the placement of children with disabilities in classes with the general population of school children; special services tailored to the student's educational needs may still be provided.
mainstreaming
Inclusion Pediatrics The education of a student with disabilities in a regular classroom in a neighborhood school with the support so the student can participate fully Social medicine The placing of learning- or otherwise
impaired children in the same environment as other–normal children, while supplementing learning with various educational maneuvers
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