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Mirete, Ana B.; Belmonte, Ma Luisa; Mirete, Lucía; García-Sanz, Ma Paz – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Social change towards inclusion is a very common topic, but progress is slow. Because of its importance in the current educational context, knowing how to speed up this transformation is fundamental. A multiple regression analysis with a transversal quantitative designed survey (n = 245) was conducted. The aim was to identify internal and external…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Predictor Variables, Intellectual Disability, Empathy
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Polo Sánchez, M. Tamara; Chacón-López, Helena; Caurcel Cara, María Jesús; Valenzuela Zambrano, Bárbara – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
According to Contact Theory, direct experience between people with and without disabilities seems to be the basis for building and changing beliefs and, therefore, behaviours. The present study enquires into Educational Science university students' attitudes towards people with disabilities analysing the differences that occur on the basis of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Attitude Change, Education Majors, Student Attitudes
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Peña-Salazar, Carlos; Arrufat, Francesc; Santos López, Josep-Manel; Fontanet, Abel; Roura-Poch, Pere; Gil-Girbau, Montserrat; Carbonell-Ducastella, Cristina; Serrano-Blanco, Antoni – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of unknown comorbid mental disorders in individuals with mild/moderate intellectual disability (ID) with/without autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and to compare the severity of challenging behavior with respect to the comorbidity of ASD and comorbid psychiatric disorders. Methods:…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comorbidity
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Mas, Joana M.; Dunst, Carl J.; Hamby, Deborah W.; Balcells-Balcells, Anna; García-Ventura, Simón; Baqués, Natasha; Giné, Climent – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2022
Findings from two studies investigating the relationships between two types of family-centred practices (relational and participatory) and parent involvement in early childhood intervention are described. We tested the hypothesis that participatory practices would be more strongly related to parent involvement compared to relational practices…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Delays
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Barrientos, Pablo – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
The central purpose of this study was to analyze the dynamics of handwriting movements in real time for Spanish students in early grades with and without learning disabilities. The sample consisted of 120 children from Grades 1 through 3 (primary education), classified into two groups: with learning disabilities and without learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Peake, Christian; Diaz, Alicia; Artiles, Ceferino – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
This study examined the relationship and degree of predictability that the fluency of writing the alphabet from memory and the selection of allographs have on measures of fluency and accuracy of spelling in a free-writing sentence task when keyboarding. The "Test Estandarizado para la Evaluación de la Escritura con Teclado"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alphabets, Spelling, Sentences
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Sisask, Merike; Värnik, Peeter; Värnik, Airi; Apter, Alan; Balazs, Judit; Balint, Maria; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Corcoran, Paul; Cosman, Doina; Feldman, Dana; Haring, Christian; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Poštuvan, Vita; Tubiana, Alexandra; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Camilla; Carli, Vladimir; Hoven, Christina W.; Wasserman, Danuta – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: In support of a whole-school approach to mental health promotion, this study was conducted to find out whether and how significantly teachers' satisfaction with school and their subjective psychological well-being are related to the belief that they can help pupils with mental health problems. Design: Cross-sectional data were collected…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Teacher Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, Well Being
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Pozo, Pilar; Sarriá, Encarnación – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The transition to adulthood and adulthood itself have been identified as times of stress for parents of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Longitudinal studies, however, show improvements in the well-being of mothers of adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder. This article presents a cross-sectional study of 102 Spanish…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Well Being, Parents
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Iglesias-Sarmiento, Valentin; Deano, Manuel – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
This investigation analyzed the relation between cognitive functioning and mathematical achievement in 114 students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Differences in cognitive performance were studied concurrently in three selected achievement groups: mathematical learning disability group (MLD), low achieving group (LA), and typically achieving…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students
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Miranda, Ana; Soriano, Manuel; Fernandez, Inmaculada; Melia, Amanda – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2008
Comorbidity with other psychological problems (PP) complicates the course of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and makes treatment more difficult. The purpose of the present study was to (a) study the correspondence between the perceptions of parents and teachers about PP, (b) determine which PP predict the severity of the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis, Rating Scales
Gadea, Marien; Martinez-Bisbal, M. Carmen; Marti-Bonmati, Luis; Espert, Raul; Casanova, Bonaventura; Coret, Francisco; Celda, Bernardo – Brain, 2004
Lower levels of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), a marker of axonal damage, have been found in the normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients with low physical disability. However, its relation to the clinical status of these patients remains unclear. We explored the association between NAA levels…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Mild Disabilities, Attention, Cognitive Ability
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers