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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"disabilities research"”.
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Development of a Multidimensional Scale to Measure Attitudes Toward Workers With a Disability
… aspects of attitudes toward individuals with disabilities. Research, however, has demonstrated that attitudes are multidimensional in nature. There is a need for a multidimensional scale to tap those underlying factors. This study involves the development of a multidimensional, paper and …
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The Relationship of Social-Emotional Learning and Self-Advocacy for Students with Disabilities
<p>The purpose of this research was to understand how teachers’ knowledge and practice of social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom correlates to feelings of empowerment and “participation” in school settings for students with disabilities. Research has shown that SEL interventions for …
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Co teaching in ENL Classrooms
… academic success for students with and without disabilities. Research shows that these co teaching programs have been successful for English Language Learners' (ELLs) academic growth as well. However, at this time, there is a noticeable absence of co teaching in English as a New Language (ENL) …
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Individuals with disabilities as parents and their earliest connections to systems of support
… understand the experiences of individuals with disabilities as parents, and the variables influencing the referral processes used by pre and postnatal care professionals to connect parents with disabilities to systems of family support. This process was examined through the experiences, beliefs, …
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The Experience of Korean Immigrant Parents of Children with Autism: Partnership and Inclusion
… of Asian immigrant families facing developmental disabilities, research remains limited on how Korean immigrant parents navigate teacher collaboration for special education services, particularly in inclusive education contexts. This study aimed to understand Korean immigrant parents' perspectives …
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Socialinio darbuotojo veiklos turinys, dirbant su psichikos negalią turinčiais asmenimis /
The research problem. Laws and documents regulating the content of the work clearly define the content of the social worker's activity from a theoretical point of view. However, in the practice of social work with people with mental disabilities, social workers face the problem of providing social …
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Experiences of Volunteering: A Qualitative Study of Intergenerational Volunteerism in the Snow Buddies Program and Similar Volunteer Initiatives in Niagara
… and walkways of older adult clients with disabilities. Research demonstrates that involvement in intergenerational volunteer programs between older adults and youth can benefit both groups through building communication skills and new relationships (Blais et al., 2017). There is a gap in …
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Virginia Elementary School Principals' Experiences with the Unintended Consequences of Implementing Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
… (NCLB, 2001) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004, elementary school principals are being challenged to include all students with disabilities into general education settings. The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze a sample of …
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THE ROLE OF CGI-58/ABHD5 IN LIPID METABOLISM, INFLAMMATION, AND INSULIN ACTION
… defect, fatty liver disease, and neurological disabilities. Research done at the biochemical level has found that CGI-58 serves as an activator of an enzyme known as Adipose Triglyceride Lipase (ATGL), which breaks down triglyceride. However, human ATGL mutations do not have the same effect as …
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Disability Awareness Education and Implications For Genetic Counselor Training
… autonomy while advocating for individuals with disabilities. Research suggests that focusing on the education of GC students could ensure GCs feel prepared to have conversations about disability, as well as strengthen the relationship with the disability community. This study aimed to evaluate …
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Care staff intentions to support adults with a learning disability to engage in physical activity: an application of the theory of planned behaviour
… to take part in physical activity. Previous research has suggested that people with a learning disability take part in less physical activity than those without disabilities. Research also shows that people with a learning disability have additional health needs when compared to the general …
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Molecular Genetic Basis of Opposite Gene by Environment Interactions in Reading Disability and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… with parental education for each disorder. Research indicates that despite sharing genetic risk factors, RD and ADHD are influenced by different types of G x E interactions with parental education - a diathesis stress interaction in the case of ADHD and a bioecological interaction in RD. In …
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Anxiety as a Compensatory Factor for Executive Functioning Abilities and Later ADHD Symptoms in Youth with ADHD
… in children. However, an emerging body of research has suggested that in children with higher ADHD symptoms, higher levels of anxiety symptoms may contribute to buffered executive functioning (EF) performance, termed a compensatory interaction. However, results investigating this hypothesis …
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Beyond shallow accountability for parent involvement: investigating the influence of general education participation and family characteristics on parent satisfaction with special education using national data
… the educational rights of their children with disabilities and parent participation in their children’s Individualized Education Programs (IEP) is protected by federal law. However, decades of research show that many parents are not satisfied with their inclusion in the IEP process, especially …
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Practising inclusive education in an Indian context: Taking the agenda forward
… interest in education for children with disabilities, research in India has predominantly been focussed on issues around access, attitudes of teachers towards students with disabilities and challenges to implementing inclusive education. However, there is a need to move away from focusing …
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Applying Bayesian Ordinal Regression to ICAP Maladaptive Behavior Subscales
… Utah's Division of Services for Persons with Disabilities. Each applicant fills out the Scales of Independent Behavior"”Revised (SIB-R) portion of the ICAP that measures eight different maladaptive behaviors. This project models the frequency and severity of each of these eight problem …
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Cross-sectional analysis of car restraint system use during transportation of children with special health care needs in the Western Cape
… or inappropriate for children with physical disabilities. Research Aims: The thesis aimed to understand the current CRS usage as well as the parents' experiences and perspectives of transportation of CSHCN in the Western Cape, and to determine the postural support needs of CSHCN and the …
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The treatment of depression in children with learning disabilities.
Research indicates that a relationship exists between depression and impaired cognitive functioning. When depression is treated, improvements occur in cognitive functioning, both for children and adults. A great many children with LD evidence coexisting symptoms of depression, yet research is …
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Jurors' perceptions of child witnesses with disabilities
Research has shown that children with disabilities are much more likely to be abused than their non-disabled peers. Moreover, it has been suggested that 50% of child victims of abuse possess a learning and/or emotional disability (NIH, 1999). Although legal professionals rely heavily on the victim …
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