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Direct linkAli Kaya; Michael L. Wehmeyer – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Intellectual disability (ID) persists from birth through adulthood and aging. Thus, the support provided to individuals with intellectual disabilities (IwID) in adulthood is essential to increase their self-determination and quality of life. This research aimed to determine how IwID may receive support for education, working life, accommodation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Cultural Differences
Download full textSpear, Anne; Chapman, Natasha – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2020
In 2015, a university from Hong Kong led an international service-learning course to Kigali, Rwanda. The focus of the course was to install solar panels in individual households in a community, on the outskirts of Kigali, without access to electricity. The following year, the Hong Kong university partnered with a university in the United States…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Service Learning
OECD Publishing, 2018
Over the past century, technological development and better access to services has resulted in significant improvements to quality of life. Despite this, however, levels of stress, anxiety and depression are rising. Education can play a role in supporting well-being during and beyond schooling. Schools are increasingly concerned not only with…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Well Being, Quality of Life, Self Esteem
Marsh-McDonald, Crystale M.; Schroeder, Sybil – Qualitative Report, 2012
A phenomenological approach examined the stories of ten women transitioning from childhood poverty to adult life. Women were chosen from a pool of participants in an Upward Bound program designed to assist low-income and/or first-generation college students in the Midwestern United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to…
Descriptors: Females, Transitional Programs, Role of Education, Quality of Life
Hu, X.; Wang, M.; Fei, X. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: The concepts of quality of life and family quality of life (FQOL) are increasingly being studied in the field of intellectual disabilities (ID) in China as important frameworks for: (1) assessing families' need for supports and services; (2) guiding organisational and service delivery system changes; and (3) evaluating quality family…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Family Needs, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Yan, Ruoh-Nan; Xu, Huimin – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2010
Taking the perspective of consumer socialization theory, this study examined the influences of different socialization agents on consumers' purchases of green products. A total of 224 surveys were distributed to students enrolled in a business-related course at a major university in the northeastern United States. The objectives were twofold. The…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Socialization, Life Style, Selection
Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M.; Suarez-Orozco, Carola; Sattin-Bajaj, Carolyn – Peabody Journal of Education, 2010
Schools the world over are being transformed by growing numbers of immigrant-origin children. As schools face the challenge of educating linguistically, culturally, and racially diverse students, globalization imposes yet another set of demands on education. In this article we examine the varied pathways taken by immigrant-origin children. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment
Raver, Sharon A.; Michalek, Anne M.; Michalik, Jan; Valenta, Milan – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2010
Caregivers of individuals with disabilities in the United States have been reported to experience additional hardships than families with typical children as they attempt to balance family and work (Parish, Rose, Grinstein-Weiss, Richman, & Andrews, 2008). In this study, 31 caregivers of individuals with intellectual disabilities from the…
Descriptors: Social Life, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Caregivers
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
