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Sheldon, Nicola – History of Education, 2009
Little attention has been paid to the role of band music in the lives of young people in the first half of the twentieth century. For those in institutional care, musical education represented a rare opportunity to prepare for a specialist career in the armed forces. For the care institutions, the boys' band provided many benefits as it presented…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Vocational Education, Military Service
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Totsika, Vasiliki; Toogood, Sandy; Hastings, Richard P.; Nash, Susie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: In this study, we describe the experience of participating in interactive training (IT) for active support (AS). Staff (N = 58) working with adults with an intellectual disability (ID) received IT on providing effective assistance for participation in daily activities. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff (N =…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Caseworkers, Interviews, Participant Satisfaction