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Yao, Ching-Teng; Lee, Bih-O; Hong, Hong; Su, Yi-Ching – Educational Gerontology, 2023
Music therapy can help social workers deal with negative behaviors and symptoms of dementia in older adults without drugs or physical restraints, thereby improving the quality of care. This study tested the effectiveness of music therapy activities for improving agitated behavior in older adults with dementia living in long-term care institutions.…
Descriptors: Music Therapy, Intervention, Dementia, Program Effectiveness
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Tournier, Tess; Wolkorte, Ria; Hendriks, Alexander H. C.; Jahoda, Andrew; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Introduction: Families have a significant role in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors. However, it is not clear how actively families are involved when people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors are living in out-of-home care. This scoping review explored the frequency and type of…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Behavior Problems
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Chu, Szu-Yin – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support (PBIS) is an evidence-based approach that has been proven to be effective in remediating problem behaviours in children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the family-centred PBIS approach when involving Taiwanese families in the treatment of off-task and non-compliant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Positive Reinforcement, Teaching Methods, Behavior Modification
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Chou, Y-C.; Pu, C.; Kroger, T.; Lee, W.; Chang, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The Taiwanese government launched a new programme in November 2004 to support adults with intellectual disabilities living in smaller facilities. This paper aims to evaluate the service outcomes of this new residential scheme over 2 years including those residents who moved from an institution and those who moved from their family.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Financial Support
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Huang, Chiu-Mieh; Chien, Li-Yin; Cheng, Chin-Feng; Guo, Jong-Long – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: Drug use has been noted among students in Taiwan during the past decade and schools have a role in preventing or delaying students' drug use. We developed and evaluated a school-based, drug-use prevention program integrating the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and life skills for junior high school students. Methods: We recruited 441…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Junior High School Students
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Crawford, Margaret, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2006
For the twenty-ninth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Orlando, Florida. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Professional Associations, Educational Technology, Teacher Educators