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Impact of Infection Outbreak on People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review
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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
Education in Prison: A Literature Review
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Behan, Cormac – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2021
This publication focuses on some of the unique characteristics and challenges concerning the provision of education in prison, including: the emergence of an informal curriculum; language tuition in prison; access to higher education; the availability of library facilities; digital literacy; civic engagement and social (re)integration; and prison…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Barriers
Formations of Attachment Relationships towards Teachers Lead to Conclusions for Public Child Care
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Beckh, Kathrin; Becker-Stoll, Fabienne – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2016
The aim of this article is to demonstrate how relational experiences with parents and preschool teachers provide children with a feeling of security that facilitates the development of competence in different domains. We first focus on the mechanisms regarding how secure attachments to parents serve as an important foundation for later…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Child Care, Preschool Teachers
Social Pedagogical Work with Different Age Groups in Germany
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Toporkova, Olga; Glebova, Ekaterina; Vysotskaia, Inna V.; Tikhaeva, Victoria V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Background/Objectives: The main objective of the article is to study, analyze and organize the modern German experience in the sphere of social pedagogical and educational work with socially unprotected adults, including youth and the elderly. The retrospective analysis threw light on the background of work with socially unprotected adults in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intergenerational Programs, Adults, Social Work
Work Requirements in Transformation, Competence for the Future: A Critical Look at the Consequences of Current Positions. IAB Labour Market Research Topics No. 45.
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Plath, Hans-Eberhard – 2001
In Germany and elsewhere, the literature on current and future work requirements rarely discusses the effects of globalization, internationalization, computerization, and other factors from the point of view of workers. Some have suggested that a blurring of limits will be one of the main changes in work in the future. This blurring will involve…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, At Risk Persons, Competence
Preparing Youth for the 21st Century: The Transition from Education to the Labour Market. Conference Proceedings (Washington, D.C., February 23-24, 1999).
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1999
This document contains 15 papers from a conference on preparing youth for the 21st century that was organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The following papers are included: "Giving Young People a Good Start: The Experience of OECD Countries" (Norman Bowers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Articulation (Education), At Risk Persons