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Sazak Pinar, Elif – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study examines the effectiveness of fixed-time (FT) and variable-time (VT) schedules and attention on the problem behaviors and on-task behaviors of students with and without intellectual disabilities in inclusive classrooms in Turkey. Three second-grade students with intellectual disabilities, three students without intellectual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scheduling, Inclusion, Attention Span
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Lerna, Anna; Esposito, Dalila; Conson, Massimiliano; Russo, Luigi; Massagli, Angelo – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a common treatment choice for non-verbal children with autism. However, little empirical evidence is available on the usefulness of PECS in treating social-communication impairments in autism. Aims: To test the effects of PECS on social-communicative skills in children with autism,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Autism, Observation
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Wong, Chi-Sum; Foo, Maw-Der; Wang, Cheng-Wen; Wong, Ping-Man – Intelligence, 2007
Emotional intelligence (EI) has been an emerging topic for psychological, educational, and management researchers and consultants in recent years. However, existing literature has concentrated on demonstrating the effects of EI on either the mental health or on job outcomes such as job attitudes and performance. There is relatively little…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Emotional Intelligence, Feasibility Studies
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Moor, Stephanie; Maguire, Ann; McQueen, Hester; Wells, J. Elisabeth; Elton, Robert; Wrate, Robert; Blair, Caroline – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a schools-based psychoeducational intervention designed to help teachers recognize the symptoms of clinical depression in their adolescent pupils. Around 151 teachers in eight high schools in Scotland, UK were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups and all received training on depression. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychoeducational Methods, Adolescents, Secondary School Teachers
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Eagar, Kathy; Green, Janette; Gordon, Robert; Owen, Alan; Masso, Malcolm; Williams, Kathryn – International Journal of Disability, Development & Education, 2006
This study reports on an assessment system for school-leavers with disabilities to identify their capacity for work and the type of transition-to-work programme best suited to each person. Participants were 1,556 high school students in four cohorts who left school between 1999 and 2002. Each school-leaver was assessed by rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, High School Students, Cohort Analysis
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Hove, Oddbjorn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Prevalence of underweight and obesity were investigated in 282 mentally retarded persons living on the West Coast of Norway. Data collected in this survey suggest that people with severe mental retardation were more likely to be underweight and people with mild mental retardation were more likely to be obese. Compared to persons of average…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Severe Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Body Weight