An investigation of research on clothing for special needs was made to test Bloom's domain taxonomy as a system of classification. The author used theses and dissertations from 1966 to 1980 to classify objectives of research. The results have implications for research direction and are a model which could provide a means of interrelating all areas of independent living.
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