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Prevention of Developmental Disabilities: A Model for Organizing Clinical Activities.
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Dumars, Kenneth W.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1987
The University of California, Irvine University Affiliated Program has developed a model for prevention of developmental disabilities which is interdisciplinary, promotes reasoned cooperative efforts, and provides a basis for evaluation and research. The model is composed of five major and functional approaches to prevention with a central core…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Ethics, Interdisciplinary Approach
Parental Stress and Behaviour Problems of Children with Developmental Disability.
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Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2002
This paper proposes a model whereby children's behavior problems, parental stress, and parenting behavior are related. It reports evidence that child behavior problems lead to parental stress but finds other model aspects have not been tested in the developmental disability field. Also considered are practical implications integrating research of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Psychology, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Assessing the Quality of Life of Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Description of a New Model, Measuring Instruments, and Initial Findings.
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Raphael, Dennis; And Others – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1996
A conceptual model of quality of life, developed at the Centre for Health Promotion at the University of Toronto (Canada), and associated instrumentation for collecting data from persons with developmental disabilities are presented. Results from a preliminary study with 41 participants support the reliability and validity of the model's…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals)
A Comparison of the Effects of Academic and Cognitive Curricula for Young Handicapped Children One and Two Years Postprogram.
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Cole, Kevin N.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
Follow-up testing of 110 children with cognitive and/or language delays who had participated (when ages 3-7) in early intervention programs based on either direct instruction or mediated learning principles found few differential effects by the second year post-intervention, though the overall benefits of early intervention appeared to continue.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Theories
A Comparative Study of the Effects of a Developmentally Based Instructional Model on Young Children with Autism and Young Children with Other Disorders of Behavior and Development.
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Rogers, Sally J.; DiLalla, David L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This study, which applied an instructional model based on Piaget's theory of cognitive development, pragmatics theory of language development, and Mahler's theory of development of interpersonal relationships, found that 49 preschool children with autism did not make less progress than a comparison group of 27 children with other…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Cognitive Development