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Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Nijs, Sara L. P.; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: One would assume that infection outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic have a deleterious effect upon the physical, mental, and/or social functioning of people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Methods: A systematic search of four databases produced 18 articles. General information pertaining to the topics under consideration,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Communicable Diseases, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Morishita, Mariko; Iida, Junko; Nishigori, Hiroshi – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2023
The ability of doctors to empathise with patients is a crucial concern in establishing humanistic medicine. Therefore, the cultivation of this ability has been discussed extensively in medical education. One theory suggests that the experience of patienthood can increase empathy among doctors. This theory is supported by previous research that…
Descriptors: Empathy, Physicians, Physician Patient Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Kobayashi, Koji; Kosuge, Yuko; Akazawa, Kohei – Journal of Education and Learning, 2023
Parasitic infections are declining in Japan, resulting in fewer hours of parasitology instruction in medical laboratory science and medical schools. However, there are growing concerns that the parasite identification skills of medical laboratory technologists and the diagnostic skills of physicians may be compromised as a result. Effective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Science Laboratories, Medical Education
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Yuri Akizuki; Shoko Kusunoki; Eri Maeda – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
This study aimed to assess the fertility knowledge of Japanese education undergraduates who plan to become schoolteachers and examine related factors. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted with 252 first-year education undergraduates at a Japanese university. The Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale (CFKS) was used to measure fertility…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Sex Education
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Hirose, Naoki; Morita, Kojiro; Jo, Taisuke; Hagiwara, Yasuhiro; Matsui, Hiroki; Fushimi, Kiyohide; Yasunaga, Hideo – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: We examined the association between intellectual disabilities (ID) and pneumonia severity at admission. Methods: We extracted patients admitted to hospital for pneumonia from July 2010 to March 2018 using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. We measured pneumonia severity using the A-DROP system. After 1:4 cohort matching…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Diseases, Hospitals, Patients
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Thomas Brotherhood – Journal of International Students, 2023
This paper analyses Japan's COVID-19 response drawing on a survey of more than 3200 prospective international students affected by the (colloquially named) #JapanTravelBan. The paper charts the evolution of Japan's COVID-19 response from the earliest border restrictions in February 2020 to the eventual blanket reopening to international students…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Reputation, Study Abroad
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Sato, Koji; Genda, Junji; Minabe, Ryoya; Taniguchi, Takumi – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of electrolaryngeal (EL) speech among untrained speakers to aid in its effective introduction and to identify syllables and words that are easy or difficult to pronounce. Method: A total of 21 healthy individuals who had never used an EL were included. The participants were…
Descriptors: Japanese, Speech Communication, Syllables, Pronunciation
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Nakayama, Yuichi – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities (CSMID) face challenges in the transition from childhood to adult life after graduation, including changing health conditions caused by the acceleration of secondary disabilities, transition from paediatric to adult health care, and transition to places where they spend time after graduation…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Park, Eunhye; Logan, Helen; Zhang, Li; Kamigaichi, Nobuko; Kulapichitr, Udomluck – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2020
The rapid spread of the coronavirus virus (COVID-19) has been responsible for massive global impacts on the lives of children, families and communities. It is important to document these effects for the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. This report focuses on the Asia-Pacific region and ECEC sector, given limited regional studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Childhood Education
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Kozakai, Rumi; Nishita, Yukiko; Otsuka, Rei; Ando, Fujiko; Shimokata, Hiroshi – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Physical fitness is one of the key factors in healthy aging. Although physical fitness is widely recognized to decline with age, age-related decreases in the individual dimensions of physical fitness in later life are less clear. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to describe the age-related changes in six fitness components covering a…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Adults
von Schroeter, Max; Weiss, Nina; O'Rourke, Thomas – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2020
Individual teachers, administrators, and parents made tremendous efforts to continue educating the Commonwealth's children between March and June of this year. But no amount of dedicated individual effort could have overcome fundamental challenges: weak guidance to districts from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) against…
Descriptors: School Closing, School Safety, Disease Control, Distance Education
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Akerson, Valarie, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES), which took place on October 13-16, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Nursing Students
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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