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María Dolores Gil-Llario; Vicente Morell-Mengual; Olga Fernández-García; Verónica Estruch-García; Rafael Ballester-Arnal – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Individuals with intellectual disabilities need an affective and sexual education adapted to their characteristics. There are few interventions that meet these objectives and offer empirical evidence of their efficacy. To respond to the limitations of existing interventions, an evidence-based affective-sexual educational intervention for adults…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Sexuality
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Jacqui Rodgers; Samuel Brice; Patrick Welsh; Barry Ingham; Colin Wilson; Gemma Evans; Katie Steele; Emily Cropper; Ann Le Couteur; Mark Freeston; Jeremy R. Parr – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Anxiety is commonly experienced by autistic people and impacts on quality of life and social participation. New anxiety interventions are required to effectively meet the needs of autistic people. Personalised Anxiety Treatment-Autism (PAT-A©) is a bespoke, modular approach to treating anxiety in up to 12 sessions. This study explored the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Anxiety
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Barbara Jacoby – Journal of College and Character, 2024
Every college and university has as one of its clear purposes to develop students' critical thinking. This is, of course, essential. However necessary critical thinking is as a goal of higher education, it is not sufficient on its own. Critical reflection is a vital complement to critical thinking. Critical reflection enables students to…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Student Development, Skill Development, Reflection
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Muhammad Mujtaba Asad; Abdul Basit; Prathamesh Churi; Norah Almusharraf – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: Inspired by the neoclassical economic theory and endogenous growth theories, where former studies suggest that the economic growth of a country can be observed through the combination of three factors. Those three factors include capital, the number of labour forces (human capital) and technology. This research was initiated to study the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Sustainability, Lifelong Learning
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Nicholas Behn; Jerry Hoepner; Peter Meulenbroek; Melissa Capo; Julie Hart – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Rehabilitation for cognitive-communication impairments following brain injury can be complex given the heterogenous nature of impairments post injury. Project-based intervention has the potential to improve communication skills and create a meaningful real-life context where individuals collaborate to develop a concrete product, which…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Communication Disorders, Intervention, Communication Skills
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Margarita Pavlova; Pernille Askerud – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2024
This paper is based on findings of a study that examined challenges to innovation and the greening of economies identified by businesses, TVET institutions, and other organisations with the "aim to formulate options for strategic actions to increase 'sustainable competitiveness' of Hong Kong SAR, China" as measured by "The Global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Open Education
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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
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Niyaz Panakaje; Mahammad Thauseef Pandavarakallu; S. M. Riha Parvin; Kunder Niveditha; Shareena P.; Devika Ganesh Shenoy; Renita Joyce Fernandes – Cogent Education, 2024
Students often find choosing a career to be one of the formidable choice since it affects not only their personalities but also their future life and income trajectory. Considering which, this study examines the various factors influencing students' career choice. In this study, responses have been collected from 342 commerce and management…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Business Administration Education, Business, Business Administration
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Jacob Nunoo; Alexander Opoku; Michael Coffie; Elizabeth Nsenkyire; John Mefful – Cogent Education, 2024
The persistent skills gap in Africa poses a significant barrier to both economic growth and individual career advancement. While cognitive skills (CS) are well-recognized for their crucial role in enhancing employability, non-cognitive skills (NCS) have received less attention, especially in African labour markets. This systematic review examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Labor Market