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Vishkaie, Rojin; Seyed, Teddy; Emmons, Claire Thoma; Vom Lehn, Dirk – Educational Media International, 2022
Socializing and interaction are important aspects for families who visit museums. Mixed reality (MR) uses a set of technologies that museums employ to encourage this behavior, but they face challenges in maintaining family cohesion with experiences across different exhibitions and kiosks. In this paper, we explore these challenges broadly to…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Interaction, Children
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Feng, Nan; Tang, Shiyin – Journal of Museum Education, 2021
Out of all the different types of groups that visit history museums, families are the most frequent visitors to museums in China. Just like the "Dawn of Civilization" exhibit at the Jilin Provincial Museum, most permanent exhibits do not pay enough attention to families' needs (particularly the need for learning), nor do they encourage…
Descriptors: Museums, Foreign Countries, Exhibits, Family Programs
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Yarimkaya, Erkan; Esentürk, Oguz Kaan; Ilhan, Ekrem Levent; Karasu, Necdet – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of WhatsApp-delivered physical activities on the physical activity level of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Method: This study used the mixed-method sequential exploratory design that consisted of the quantitative stage and the qualitative stage. The 42 family (parent and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Social Media, Family Programs
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Gorina, Maritana; Ivanova, Oksana; Kravale-Paulina, Marite – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2020
It can be observed that changing attitude towards the environment and fellow human beings manifests itself as a socially unsustainable relationship, which in different ways and at different levels manifests itself in social exclusion. Social exclusion is increasingly emerging as a phenomenon that is complex in nature and its solutions must be…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Interaction, Parent Child Relationship, Family Environment
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Spruin, Elizabeth; Abbott, Nicola; Holt, Nicole – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
Globally, families who care for a child or adolescent with disabilities have been found to experience high levels of maternal ill health, stress, depression and family breakdown. In extreme cases, children and adolescents may have to move away from their family to a permanent residential placement. A potentially more appropriate and cost-effective…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Respite Care, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews
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Wilke, Franziska; Hachfeld, Axinja; Anders, Yvonne – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2018
The present study examines the effects of a family support program on children's socio-emotional and language development. We analyze how participating in courses that aim to improve the relationship between parents and their children is associated with child development. Two different course formats (parenting skills-focused and parent-child…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Social Development
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Leese, Maggie – Child Care in Practice, 2013
The subject of engaging mothers in appropriate family support continues to be debated and this paper explores the complex factors that influenced one mother's willingness to accept support. In addition, it captures how her family support worker built and sustained a "help-providing" and "help-receiving" relationship despite the…
Descriptors: Mothers, Helping Relationship, Family Programs, Parent Participation
Dubé, France; Bélanger, Jean; Fontan, Jean-Marc; Beaulieu, Geneviève; Lévesque, Mathieu – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2014
The purpose of this research was to mobilize the educational community of a disadvantaged Montreal high school so as to implement practices more adapted to its environmental reality by developing an approach to support the building of collaborative bridges connecting school, family, and community. During the discussion, the perceptions of high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Success
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Gatt, Suzanne; Ojala, Mikko; Soler, Marta – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2011
The scientific community has provided a wide range of evidence that family and community involvement in schools benefits not only students' learning but also their surrounding community. The INCLUD-ED project has conducted case studies of successful schools around Europe that have strong community participation. Some of them are engaged in the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Academic Achievement, Social Change, Foreign Countries
Yazici, Dila; Akgül, Esra; Akman, Berrin – Online Submission, 2015
Starting to be implemented as of the 1960s, early intervention programs are frequently employed at the present time. Researchers develop and implement early intervention programs in various subjects and areas. These programs may be family-based, school-based, community-based, or a combination of them. This study aimed at comparing the early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Early Childhood Education
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Squires, Jane K.; Waddell, Misti L.; Clifford, Jantina R.; Funk, Kristin; Hoselton, Robert M.; Chen, Ching-I – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Psychometric and utility studies on Social Emotional Assessment Measure (SEAM), an innovative tool for assessing and monitoring social-emotional and behavioral development in infants and toddlers with disabilities, were conducted. The Infant and Toddler SEAM intervals were the study focus, using mixed methods, including item response theory…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Casenhiser, Devin M.; Shanker, Stuart G.; Stieben, Jim – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We report preliminary results from an ongoing randomized controlled trial of 51 children aged 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months. Participants were assigned to either a…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Young Children, Comparative Analysis