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Direct linkBruno, Natasha; Richardson, Alanna; Kauffeldt, Kaitlyn D.; Tomasone, Jennifer R.; Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Objective: Quality participation, defined as satisfying and enjoyable involvement, is one of the most valued life outcomes for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To broaden understandings of quality participation, our review explored participation experiences of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Intellectual Disability
Pascale Dubois; Frédéric Guay; Marie-Catherine St-Pierre – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2023
Background & aims: Youth with developmental language disorder (DLD) are at risk of experiencing challenges during their job search. It is thus crucial to promote efficient job search behaviors in terms of effort, intensity, and self-regulation. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), we verified the role of autonomous and controlled…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Job Search Methods, Motivation
Kaley, Alexandra; Donnelly, John Paul; Donnelly, Lisa; Humphrey, Sally; Reilly, Steven; Macpherson, Hannah; Hall, Ed; Power, Andy – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: This journal article draws on findings from a research project that examined how people with learning disabilities and their allies were seeking to build a sense of belonging. We wanted to focus on the concept of "belonging" in the context of personalisation and reduced government social care funding. Specifically, we sought…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Social Support Groups, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Schoenmaker, Jorine; Houdijk, Han; Steenbergen, Bert; Reinders-Messelink, Heleen A.; Schoemaker, Marina M. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
Effectiveness of motor interventions depends not only on learning content but also on the used teaching strategies. However, little is known regarding the application of teaching strategies in clinical practice. This study aimed to develop and assess psychometric properties of a new Dutch observational instrument to document teaching strategies:…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Teaching Methods, Observation, Psychometrics
Tianxi Xu; Chenmingxin Zou; Xiaofang Li; Ping Dong – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2024
Enhancing transportation skills is crucial in promoting quality of life for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). To learn about transportation skill development and improve the transportation experiences of youth with IDD in China, we conducted in-depth interviews with special education teachers and parents of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Transportation, Daily Living Skills
Tait, Kathleen; Hussain, Rafat; Wark, Stuart; Fung, Francis – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Background: This study investigated perceived quality of life (QoL) of community-dwelling middle-aged adults (30-50 years) with an intellectual disability and/or developmental disability living in rural or urban areas in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. The specific aim of the current paper was to provide a descriptive evidence base of…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Aging (Individuals), Adults, Intellectual Disability
López, Ana Luisa; Etxabe, Eguzkiñe; Montero, Delfín – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
Although most of the students with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to and some even have completed secondary education in Spain, there are few studies that deepen on the students' views about their educational experience. The research team consisted of university researchers and professionals from a non-governmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Secondary School Students
Murray, Lee; Pushor, Debbie; Renihan, Pat – Qualitative Inquiry, 2012
It is sometimes a difficult journey receiving ethics approval for research involving vulnerable populations, research involving our own children, or innovative research methodologies such as autoethnography. This autoethnographical account is a story about one student who wanted to write a PhD dissertation in a very different way and also the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethics, Research Methodology, Doctoral Dissertations
Peer reviewedMcGuire, Brian E.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1991
A study in the United Kingdom assessed the lifestyles of 19 elderly people with developmental disabilities residing in two community-based homes after living for many years in large institutions. A questionnaire assessing daily life, community-based activities, domestic tasks, and areas of personal responsibility found a generally good quality of…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Group Homes
Download full textO'Brien, John; O'Brien, Connie Lyle – 1996
This paper addresses the need to create relationships and supports that offer people with substantial disabilities the assistance they require to increase effective control of their lives ("power sharing"). The paper is based on experience and research in North American and British services to people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and…
Descriptors: Attendants, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – 1990
The study obtained cross-cultural measures of quality of life (QOL), based upon perceptions of individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) of their degree of satisfaction, productivity, independence, and community integration. The Quality of Life Questionnaire was administered to 92 persons in MR/DD programs in…
Descriptors: Adults, Cross Cultural Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBadry, D. E.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1989
The study of 742 older persons (above age 45) with a developmental handicap residing in either community or institutional settings in Alberta, Canada, found those residing in congregate care settings had significantly higher frequencies of health impairments. Persons residing in the community had significantly better independent living skills and…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
