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Impact of Education on Grandparents' Actions in Raising Grandchildren
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Doggett, Diana; Marken, Dory M.; Caldwell, Diana J. – Journal of Extension, 2014
Grandparents raising grandchildren represent a population of adults who confront complex interpersonal and environmental challenges. The intent of this case study was to gather and interpret evaluative data to better understand the impact of a 1-day community education program for grandparents who raise their grandchildren. Extension's philosophy…
Descriptors: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Community Education, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness
Survey of Bilingualism in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Kay-Raining Bird, Elizabeth; Lamond, Erin; Holden, Jeanette – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
This survey study investigates issues related to bilingualism and autism. Bilingualism is common around the world but there is little published information to guide professionals and parents in making decisions about bilingualism for children with autism. Participants were 49 parents or guardians of children with autism who were members of a…
Descriptors: Autism, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Working with Practitioners' Perspectives: Supporting Father Involvement in Family Services in England
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Chawla-Duggan, Rita – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2011
The paper draws on a study aiming to work with practitioners' perspectives to support involvement through family services. Data were collected from a cluster sample of practitioners conducting father groups in south-west England. The paper focuses upon working with their perspectives. Two issues in their perspectives were associated with…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Fathers, Masculinity
At Home with Disability: One Family's Three Generations Narrate Autism
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Mouzourou, Chryso; Santos, Rosa Milagros; Gaffney, Janet S. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2011
We examined the lived experiences of a Cypriot family with a young child with autism. Semi-structured interviews with parents, siblings, and extended family members across three generations and observations of the family's daily activities were the primary data-generating methods. Critical events related to the disability diagnosis, the mother's…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Family Relationship, Interviews
Attitudes Towards the Sexuality of Adults with an Intellectual Disability: Parents, Support Staff, and a Community Sample
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Cuskelly, Monica; Bryde, Rachel – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
Attitudes toward the sexuality of adults with intellectual disability were assessed in parents and carers of adults with intellectual disability and in a community sample. An instrument that contained items relating to eight aspects of sexuality (sexual feelings, sex education, masturbation, personal relationships, sexual intercourse,…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Attitudes, Age Differences, Sexuality
Retirement or Just a Change of Pace: An Australian National Survey of Disability Day Services Used by Older People with Disabilities
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Bigby, Christine; Balandin, Susan; Fyffe, Chris; McCubbery, Jeffrey; Gordon, Meg – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
The increasing number of people with disabilities surviving to old age raises questions regarding the type of day support programs necessary to meet their needs. In this paper the results of a national survey of specialist disability day programs used by older 2 Definitions of old age selected by researchers should reflect differences in culture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Older Adults, Day Programs