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Dyson, Lily – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2010
This study examined the unanticipated effects that children with learning disabilities have on the life of their families. Eleven parents of students aged 8 to 16 years old participated in two separate focus group interviews. Findings showed that children with learning disabilities had a range of effects on their families. These included family…
Descriptors: Children, Learning Disabilities, Influences, Family Environment
Poureslami, Iraj; Nimmon, Laura; Ng, Kelly; Cho, Sarah; Foster, Susan; Hertzman, Clyde – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
We assessed the availability and accessibility of early childhood development (ECD) services to ethno-cultural communities in the Tri-Cities region of British Columbia. Primary participants were recent immigrant and refugee parents from three ethnic communities: Chinese (both Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking) and Korean-, and Farsi-speaking groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Refugees, Early Intervention
Emotion-Related Parenting Styles (ERPS): A Short Form for Measuring Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy
Paterson, Ashley D.; Babb, Kimberley A.; Camodeca, Amy; Goodwin, Jacqueline; Hakim-Larson, Julie; Voelker, Sylvia; Gragg, Marcia – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: Parents' meta-emotion philosophy guides their approach to teaching their children about emotions (J. M. Gottman, L. F. Katz, & C. Hooven, 1997) and is measured with the Emotion-Related Parenting Styles Self-Test-Likert (Gottman et al., 1997, modified by J. Hakim-Larson, A. Parker, C. Lee, J. Goodwin, & S. Voelker, 2006).…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Developmental Disabilities, Child Rearing, Psychometrics
Electronic Storybooks: A Constructivist Approach to Improving Reading Motivation in Grade 1 Students
Ciampa, Katia – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012
This study stemmed from a concern of the perceived decline in students' reading motivation after the early years of schooling. This research investigated the effectiveness of online eBooks on eight grade 1 students' reading motivation. Eight students were given ten 25-minute sessions with the software programs over 15 weeks. Qualitative data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Early Reading, Reading Motivation
Williams, Robert J.; Wood, Robert T.; Currie, Shawn R. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2010
School-based prevention programs are an important component of problem gambling prevention, but empirically effective programs are lacking. Stacked Deck is a set of 5-6 interactive lessons that teach about the history of gambling; the true odds and "house edge"; gambling fallacies; signs, risk factors, and causes of problem gambling; and…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Prevention, At Risk Persons, Problem Solving
Harvey, William J.; Reid, Greg; Bloom, Gordon A.; Staples, Kerri; Grizenko, Natalie; Mbekou, Valentin; Ter-Stepanian, Marina; Joober, Ridha – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
Physical activity experiences of 12 age-matched boys with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were explored by converging information from Test of Gross Motor Development-2 assessments and semistructured interviews. The knowledge-based approach and the inhibitory model of executive functions, a combined theoretical lens,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Motor Development, Males
Kang, Sonia K.; Chasteen, Alison L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
Although research has shown that older adults are negatively affected by aging stereotypes, relatively few studies have attempted to identify those older adults who may be especially susceptible to these effects. The current research takes steps toward identifying older adults most susceptible to the effects of stereotype threat and investigates…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Stereotypes, Older Adults, Well Being
He, Meizi; Piche, Leonard; Beynon, Charlene; Harris, Stewart – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: To investigate school-aged children's and parents' attitudes, social influences, and intentions toward excessive screen-related sedentary behavior (S-RSB). Design: A cross-sectional study using a survey methodology. Setting: Elementary schools in London, Ontario, Canada. Participants: All grades 5 and 6 students, their parents, and…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Intervention, Video Games, Negative Attitudes
Beran, Tanya N.; Rokosh, Jennifer L. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2009
This study investigates instructors' perceptions about strengths and weaknesses of a student ratings instrument employed in their university. The sample consisted of 357 instructors in a major Canadian university where each term students are required to complete an evaluation at the end of every course. Qualitative analyses of their written…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Test Validity, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
Goldstein, Abby L.; Flett, Gordon L. – Behavior Modification, 2009
It is well-established that coping and enhancement drinking motives predict college student drinking and that personality traits predict drinking motives. Little is known, however, about personality and drinking patterns among individuals who drink for both enhancement and coping reasons. University students in the current study completed…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Questionnaires
Savoie, Alain – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2009
Fine arts teachers' concerns about male underachievement in a Quebec coeducational high school, and a related survey showing boys' negative perceptions of fine arts motivated this interdisciplinary literature review. Referring to biology and cognitive science, the article explores concepts of sex-related cognitive traits to help in designing…
Descriptors: Males, Cognitive Style, Fine Arts, Coeducation
Nichols, Shannon; Parsons, Jim – Online Submission, 2010
In the face of the century-old call for democracy in education by John Dewey, this paper explores how and why teachers have been systemically removed from efficacy within the educational system in which they live and work. The paper examines historical trends that work to limit teachers' institutional power and become obstacles to teacher voice.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Responsibility, Professional Autonomy, Teaching Methods
Elik, Nezihe; Wiener, Judith; Corkum, Penny – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
This self-report study investigated 274 pre-service teachers' attitudes toward students with learning and behavioural difficulties (LBD) and the factors that predict their attitudes. Using four scenarios describing students with LBD, we investigated the degree to which pre-service teachers' open-minded thinking dispositions, readiness to learn…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Alderson, Kevin G.; Orzeck, Tricia L.; McEwen, Scott C. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2009
In this study we investigated Alberta high school counsellors' knowledge about homosexuality and their attitudes toward gay males. Three questionnaires were mailed to 648 high school counselling centres; 223 individuals returned the completed questionnaires. Most counsellors attained low scores in measured homo-negativity and high scores regarding…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality
Eijkman, Henk – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: There is much hype about academics' attitude to Wikipedia. This paper seeks to go beyond anecdotal evidence by drawing on empirical research to ascertain how academics respond to Wikipedia and the implications these responses have for the take-up of Web 2.0+. It aims to test the hypothesis that Web 2.0+, as a platform built around the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Politics of Education, Power Structure