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Angela Caldwell; Jennie L. Dorris; Elizabeth Gilbert; Nada Alshahwan; Juleen Rodakowski – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Adults with Down syndrome have demonstrated lower rates of community participation, which is known to reflect a poorer quality of life. This cross-sectional study used survey data completed by 27 care partners of adults with Down syndrome to understand if lower community participation was associated with a recent decreased independence…
Descriptors: Adults, Down Syndrome, Daily Living Skills, Participation
Daniel J. Adney – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose and Method of Study: The purpose of this nonexperimental quantitative study was to determine the level of teacher self-efficacy and the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) ratings among CAP Tulsa teachers. Descriptive analysis was utilized to identify the level of teacher self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Community Action, Community Programs, Classroom Environment
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Kandil, Yasmine – Research in Drama Education, 2023
This article examines the evolving nature of how race and difference are represented in creative applied theatre work in classroom and community-based settings. The author uses several examples of performances and workshops she's attended to ask important questions that point to the tensions percolating in our discipline around who gets to tell a…
Descriptors: Empathy, Creativity, Imagination, Political Attitudes
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Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R. – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2023
Today's youth will inherit the brunt of climate change. Science literacy plays a critical role in raising future adults who commit to climate change mitigation by reducing daily household energy use. The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of climate change knowledge efficacy on the positive influence of science literacy on…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, High School Students, Energy Conservation, Student Attitudes
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Bustamante, Andres S.; Dearing, Eric; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Child Development, 2022
Experimental research demonstrates sustained high-quality early care and education (ECE) can mitigate the consequences of poverty into adulthood. However, the long-term effects of community-based ECE are less known. Using the 1991 NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (n = 994; 49.7% female; 73.6% White, 10.6% African American,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Poverty
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Backman, Desiree R.; Kohatsu, Neal D.; Padovani, Andrew J.; Dao, Crystie; Ritley, Dominique; Fleuret, Julia E.; McCracken, Camlyn R. – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objectives: To (1) determine the weight-reducing effect of the Koa Family Program (KFP), a community-based, telewellness obesity intervention and (2) examine the impact of the KFP on improving weight-related health indicators. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Community-based in Sacramento, California, USA. Methods: Seventy women with…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Community Programs, Family Programs, Females