restrictive environment

collocation in English

meaningsofrestrictiveandenvironment

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restrictive
adjective
uk
/rɪˈstrɪk.tɪv/us
/rɪˈstrɪk.tɪv/
limiting the freedom of someone or preventing something ...
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environment
noun
uk
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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(Definition ofrestrictiveandenvironmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This model aims to allow older adults to age in the leastrestrictiveenvironmentof their choice.
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They are trapped within arestrictiveenvironmentand terrain, which will only support hill livestock production.
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After all, there is no evidence that a morerestrictiveenvironmentchecks juvenile crime.
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The general education classroom is seen as the leastrestrictiveenvironment.
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The mandate is to provide a free and appropriate public education in the leastrestrictiveenvironmentin which progress can be made.
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That is, the leastrestrictiveenvironmentin which the child learns.
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Many parents who have a child with a hearing impairment prefer their child to be in the leastrestrictiveenvironmentof their school.
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It is commonly misunderstood that leastrestrictiveenvironmentmeans mainstreaming or inclusion.
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The was introduced in the school's system in 1986, allowing visually-impaired students (or resource students) to study in the leastrestrictiveenvironmentpossible.
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For example, with respect to substance use, individuals are not simply passive recipients of permissive or restrictive environments.
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If it is, then the school district will attempt to change the student's program to address the problem or move the student into a morerestrictiveenvironment.
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For example, this behavior may be found in restrictive environments, such as prisons or encampments.
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When the student's needs are such that he or she can not function in any of the less restrictive environments, residential placement must be considered by the team.
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