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Multidisciplinary Perspectives on International Student Experience in Canadian Higher Education. Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) Book Series
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Tavares, Vander, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Canada has become one of the most popular destinations for international students at the higher education level. A number of complex factors and trends, both in Canada and globally, have contributed to the emergence of Canada as a destination for international higher education. However, more research is still needed to better understand the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Experience, Higher Education
A Comprehensive Book on Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Mohammadi, Mohammad-Reza, Ed. – InTech, 2011
The aim of the book is to serve for clinical, practical, basic and scholarly practices. In twentyfive chapters it covers the most important topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders in the efficient way and aims to be useful for health professionals in training or clinicians seeking an update. Different people with autism can have very different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk, Cultural Differences, Quality of Life
Working with Specific Populations.
Cramer, David; And Others – 1989
This document consists of the second section of a book written to educate and inform those in the helping professions on how to deal with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The five chapters in section 2 focus on diversity, each dealing with a special population with its own needs and a unique way of handling issues associated with AIDS.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping
People in Upheaval.
Morgan, Scott M., Ed.; Colsen, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1987
This volume of essays on migration was written primarily by graduate students in the social sciences. The authors, natives of six different countries, discuss population displacement by emphasizing these four themes: (1) the alienation of refugees; (2) the interplay between hosts and newcomers; (3) the consequences of the growth of agencies that…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Coping
Children and Stress: Understanding and Helping.
Stanford, Beverly Hardcastle, Ed.; Yamamoto, Kaoru, Ed. – 2001
Based on the view that children have special needs that must be recognized and attended to by the adults who care for them, this book explores the stressful experiences faced by children on a daily basis and presents advice and techniques for protecting children during those challenging experiences. Part 1 of the book focuses on children's…
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Counselor Client Relationship, Cultural Differences
Struggling To Be Heard: The Unmet Needs of Asian Pacific American Children.
Pang, Valerie Ooka, Ed.; Cheng, Li-Rong Lilly, Ed. – 1998
Essays in this volume address the neglect of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States, of their struggles for liberation, hopes, troubles, and personal identities. This collection reviews Asian Pacific American history and explores attitudes about the welfare of Asian Pacific American families. The first section provides general background…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, Coping
School Expulsions, Suspensions, and Dropouts: Understanding the Issues. Hot Topics Series.
Gallegos, Arnold, Ed. – 1998
This collection of papers examines the causal and contextual issues surrounding the emerging rash of student expulsions, suspensions, and dropouts; discusses legal restrictions that school personnel must consider when establishing and implementing student codes of conduct; and presents promising programs and practices to reduce the number of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Anger, Block Scheduling