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Oredipe, Tomisin; Kofner, Bella; Riccio, Ariana; Cage, Eilidh; Vincent, Jonathan; Kapp, Steven K.; Dwyer, Patrick; Gillespie-Lynch, Kristen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Many autistic people do not learn they are autistic until adulthood. Parents may wait to tell a child they are autistic until they feel the child is "ready." In this study, a participatory team of autistic and non-autistic researchers examined whether learning one is autistic at a younger age is associated with heightened well-being and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, College Students, Correlation, Disability Identification
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McGivern, Paul; Shepherd, Jack – Power and Education, 2022
The pandemic profoundly disrupted university students' lives. Many students have parenting and/or caring responsibilities and work part-time jobs. Undergraduate cohorts today are extremely diverse, comprised of people from a wide range of social, ethnic, economical and cultural backgrounds. Research has highlighted the different ways the pandemic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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Krumpelman, Megan L.; Hord, Casey – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this literature review was to analyze and synthesize the most current research about the experiences of young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without co-occurring intellectual disability (ID). Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 empirical research studies from 2009-2019 were selected for review including…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults, Experience
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Morgan, Jessica; Robinson, Oliver – Developmental Psychology, 2013
The present study examined adult age and sex differences in self-reported aspirations and personal meaning. Young, midlife, and older adults (N = 2,557) from the United Kingdom or United States completed an online survey of their aspiration striving, aspiration importance, and personal meaning (subscales of Purposeful Life, Exciting Life,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, World Views, Quality of Life
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Bulman, Chris; Lathlean, Judith; Gobbi, Mary – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
The study aimed to investigate the process of reflection in professional nurse education and the part it played in a teaching and learning context. The research focused on the social construction of reflection within a post-registration, palliative care programme, accessed by nurses, in the United Kingdom (UK). Through an interpretive ethnographic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reflection, Nursing Education, Social Influences
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Ashton, Daniel – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the situated understandings that higher education students can offer on their employability, and to make sense of "employability" in industry and career context-specific ways. The paper further seeks to explore potential critical reflections on emerging professional practice and future…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Industry, Focus Groups, Quality of Life
Byers, Richard; Davies, Jill; Fergusson, Ann; Marvin, Claire – Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (NJ1), 2008
"What about us?" was a participative action research project promoting the emotional well-being of young people with learning difficulties in inclusive secondary schools and colleges. The project began by reviewing the impact of inclusion on the emotional well-being and personal and social development of young people with learning…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Educational Needs, Action Research, Mental Retardation
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology