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Charitaki, Garyfalia; Papalexopoulou, Alexandra – Online Submission, 2018
The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of Therapeutic Horse Riding on Motor and Social Skills of children with Cerebral Palsy. Social skills are closely related to the quality of social relationships and the ability to communicate and collaborate in general (So & Brush, 2008). Motor function difficulties are common in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Animals, Therapy, Cerebral Palsy
Swanson, Sarah – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study is to measure the effects of fostering resilience through art education for students with severe physical disabilities ages 7-21. Recent trends of fostering resilience through art education were explored. Current attitudes towards art education for severely disables individuals were also explored. Of particular interest…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Art Education, Teaching Methods, Severe Disabilities
Rajbhandari, Mani Man Singh – Online Submission, 2016
This paper explores the traits of the leadership dexterity of special students. Leadership in special students is not an expected phenomenon. Cases of special students studying at the University of Tampere, Finland are reported on here. Each case contributes uniqueness and offers qualitative insight into this phenomenon. Interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Special Needs Students, Special Education
Nikolskaya, Anastasia V. – Online Submission, 2012
Positive and negative aspects of animal therapy using are discussed. Research of 30 case studies is displayed that pet therapy is a good therapeutic tool in approximately 60% of cases. To diagnose possible problems in families which have got a dog as a "therapist" for the child suffering from some or other form of dysontogenesis, the…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Children, Mental Retardation
Bauman, Dona C. – Online Submission, 2007
This purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of parents with children with disabilities towards their children and how Mexican society treats their children. Using a focus group with a translator four middle class parents were interviewed about their children with disabilities in Guadalajara, Mexico. At a later date two other parents…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Focus Groups
Weiner, Jan S. – Online Submission, 2006
The Full Inclusion Preschool Project (FIPP) was a collaborative, county/state funded grant that included: four non-subsidized preschools, seven school districts and university support. The four-year FIPP grant fully included a total of forty-five students with disabilities, two to five years of age, over a three year period. The preschools…
Descriptors: Peer Mediation, Inclusive Schools, Emotional Disturbances, Developmental Disabilities