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Heather Armstrong; Claire McDowell; Gerard Leavey; Louise D. Denne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Building 'key skills' may help prevent the development of challenging behaviour in children with an intellectual disability. The aim of this paper was to extend the current limited evidence in this area. Method: We undertook two studies with children with an intellectual disability in school settings: (1) a cross-sectional replication…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Skill Development, Intellectual Disability
Carli Friedman – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
Unpaid (informal) family caregivers provide vitally important supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), but receive little support or training. This study's aim was to examine how states across the nation supported informal family caregivers in their Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs for…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Family (Sociological Unit)
Cathryn Knight; Emily Lowthian; Tom Crick; Carys Jones; Anna Rawlings; Hoda Abbasizanjani; Sarah Rees – British Educational Research Journal, 2025
In the context of an emerging new additional learning needs (ALN) system in Wales, this research explores who was likely to be identified with special educational needs (SEN) under the previous system. Our study reveals analysis of linked Welsh education and health data on SEN identification in learners in mainstream education settings born…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Disability Identification, Mainstreaming
Kumas Özlem Altindag; Dodur Halime Miray Sümer – British Educational Research Journal, 2025
This study examined the effects of visual perception and executive function skills on the writing skills of Turkish students with learning disabilities and typically developing Turkish students. Given the unique features of the Turkish language, such as vowel harmony and articulatory structure, this research addresses a significant gap in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Perception, Executive Function, Writing Skills
Elizabeth Hitches; Stuart Woodcock; Kerry-Ann O'Sullivan; John Ehrich – Australian Educational Researcher, 2025
Student diversity in higher education is increasing, and to reduce barriers to students' full and equitable participation, universities often provide accessibility and wellbeing support services to accommodate their needs. However, a more student-centred approach is required to respond to the challenges for many students with accessibility…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Accessibility (for Disabled), Well Being
Esther R. Lindström; Kimberly A. McFadden – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background and Aims: Students with intellectual disability benefit from high-quality instruction in reading and mathematics. Methods: This Theoretical Paper outlines the need for effective, evidence-based instructional practices for this population and the potential for observation research to inform such advancements. We report our systematic…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Reading Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Jesus Alfonso D. Datu; Randolph Chun Ho Chan – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2025
There is growing traction regarding the valuable effects of kindness on well-being and positive interpersonal functioning. However, existing literature has paid little attention to the association of kindness with discriminatory attitudes toward people with special educational needs (SEN). This research examined the link of kindness to stigma…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Altruism
Femmianne Bredewold; Simon van der Weele – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Researching the perspectives of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) presents complexity and uncertainty. Traditional research often prioritises rational, objectivist methods, which may overlook this complexity. Aims: This study aimed to develop methodological cues for researchers studying the perspectives…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Cues, Family Influence, Caregivers
Linda Reeves; Abigail Baxter; Tara Thompson; Noah Brandt – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2025
Although peer mentors play a vital role in supporting college students with intellectual disability enrolled in inclusive postsecondary education programs, their use has not been explored extensively. This qualitative study examined the experiences and perspectives of university students serving as peer mentors in an inclusive postsecondary…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, College Students, Program Effectiveness
Gjermestad, Anita; Skarsaune, Synne N.; Bartlett, Ruth L. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
People with profound and multiple learning disabilities are often excluded from the processes of knowledge production and face barriers to inclusion in research due to cognitive and communicative challenges. Inclusive research--even when intending to be inclusive--tends to operate within criteria that exclude people with profound and multiple…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Research, Interpersonal Communication
Katherine E. McDonald; Ariel E. Schwartz; Micah Fialka Feldman; Tia Nelis; Dora M. Raymaker – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Provoked by decades of grassroots activism, anti-ableist work is underway to advance disability rights. Intellectual disability (ID) researchers can integrate these social changes into their work by interrogating and transforming the beliefs and practices that underpin ID research. We share actionable ideas to foster anti-ableism and allyship in…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Civil Rights, Social Discrimination
Adile Emel Sardohan Yildirim; Bilal Baris Alkan; Rabia Bayindir – South African Journal of Education, 2023
With this quantitative study we aimed to develop a scale that could be used to assess the attitudes of special education needs (SEN) teachers towards students with multiple disabilities. The scale was tested in 2 stages using 2 different samples. Firstly, the scale was administered to a convenience sample of 215 teachers. For the first study, the…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities
Jennifer Marie Sprague – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) rely on direct support professionals (DSPs) to communicate with them and plan meaningful activities of daily living (ADL) for them. This qualitative descriptive study explored how DSPs providing ongoing care who work directly with individuals with PIMD describe the use of…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Severe Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
Aldabas, Rashed – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This study aimed to explore the prevalence of challenging behaviors (CBs) associated with students with severe developmental disabilities (SDDs) as rated by their teachers. The study also attempted to examine whether the occurrence and intensity of CBs might depend on certain socio-demographic variables. Data was collected using a questionnaire to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
Pearl Darsell McKnight – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to describe the faculty's knowledge, beliefs, and willingness to provide ADA accommodations to students with disabilities at a Southern HBCU. The sample used in this study was 70 full-time and part-time instructors who taught during the Spring of 2023 at a Southern HBCU. The study utilized a…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), College Faculty, Black Colleges, African American Teachers