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Peer reviewedCummins, Robert A.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
The 4-year followup of 87 deinstitutionalized Australian persons (mean age of 21 years) with severe to profound mental retardation found that subjects showed a gain in 6 of 9 skill domains of at least 1.6 developmental years over that which would have been expected had they remained in the hospital. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Ferguson, Brad; McDonnell, John – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
This study, with six high school students with moderate to severe disabilities, found that students who received concurrent sequence training demonstrated better generalized performance in three nontrained grocery stores than students who had received serial sequence training, once training criterion was attained though training required more…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Daily Living Skills, Generalization, High Schools
Peer reviewedCuvo, Anthony J.; Klatt, Kevin P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
Community-referenced sight words and phrases were taught to six adolescents with mild or moderate mental retardation, using three instructional methods in two locations. Results showed rapid acquisition of the sight words in all three training conditions and showed generalization from the flash card and videotape conditions to the community sites.…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Daily Living Skills, Functional Reading, Generalization
Lakin, K. Charlie; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
This study assessed the demographic and diagnostic characteristics, problem behaviors, self-care skills, community living skills, domestic expectations, and program goals for personal competence of 336 persons with mental retardation living in a national sample of 181 foster care and small group care settings. Overall, substantial independence in…
Descriptors: Adult Foster Care, Behavior Problems, Competence, Daily Living Skills
Peer reviewedRimmerman, A.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1993
Residents (n=617) with psychiatric disabilities, living in 3 adult homes, were studied over 24 months to determine changes that occurred in population served, modes of intervention, and outcome measures. Residents showed stability in their rehospitalization rate, symptomatology, and social integration. A token economy reduced symptomatology and…
Descriptors: Adults, Daily Living Skills, Group Homes, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedZencius, Arnie H.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
Eight adults with mild disabilities were successfully taught to write checks, complete deposit slips, and reconcile monthly bank statements using a personalized system of instruction which involved a self-paced manual, progression to new material only after demonstrating mastery of previous material, and repeated testing. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Banking, Basic Business Education, Daily Living Skills
Peer reviewedGow, Lyn; Chow, Rosalia – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1989
The article reports on the first phase of a study to locate Hong Kong residents who are both elderly and mentally handicapped. Of the 24 elderly mentally handicapped people located, the majority had well-developed self-help skills, but most had few social contacts and participated minimally in community activities. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedLindo, Gunnel; Nordholm, Lena – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1999
A study compared positive and negative adaptation strategies used by people with low vision (25 working-age and 23 elderly people) who had participated in a rehabilitation program with 335 persons with neurological disabilities and 112 controls. Results indicate that the participants used a variety of positive and negative adaptation strategies.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Age Differences
Peer reviewedVerma, Suman – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Notes that street life for children and adolescents in India provides few cognitive developmental opportunities that would lead to a better life, but does provide survival and crisis coping skills. Presents findings from a study of 100 street children and adolescents who return home every evening; the subjects work, interact with peers, and have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Labor, Children
Peer reviewedReiter, Shunit; Goldman, Tibi – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1999
A study investigated the effectiveness of a program designed to prepare 12 Israeli adults with physical disabilities for autonomous and independent life in the community. Results found that it was possible to enhance participants' autonomy based on a systematic program that included development of group cohesiveness along with development of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Independent Living
Peer reviewedWood, Eileen; Senn, Charlene Y.; Desmarais, Serge; Verberg, Norine – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2000
To determine if the content in a sexual health fair was appropriate, a survey of 45 Ontario students in grades 9-10 assessed their knowledge of sexual health. Findings indicate that students had basic knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases, anatomy, and pregnancy prevention, but not about behavior in relationships. The health fair provided…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Dating (Social)
Direct linkLohmeier, Keri L. – RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, 2005
Historically, specialized schools for the blind were the only options for educational programming available to students with visual impairments. Throughout the 19th century and into the mid-20th century, the instruction in specialized schools consisted primarily of the core curriculum or academic areas (Zebehazy & Whitten, 1998). Current…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Special Education, Special Schools, Visual Impairments
Hong, Jung-Lim; Chang, Nam-Kee – Research in Science Education, 2004
In this study, the cognitive characteristics of students' decision-making processes centered on phases, difficulties, and strategies are analysed in the personal dailylife context involving biological knowledge. The subjects were first year science and general high school students in Seoul, Korea; 6 female students and 7 male students. The…
Descriptors: High School Students, Decision Making Skills, Problem Solving, Biology
Williams, Susan K.; Scahill, Lawrence; Vitiello, Benedetto; Aman, Michael G.; Arnold, L. Eugene; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Tierney, Elaine; Ritz, Louise; Posey, David J.; Swiezy, Naomi B.; Hollway, Jill; Cronin, Pegeen; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Wheeler, Courtney; Cicchetti, Domenic; Sparrow, Sara – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To evaluate the impact of risperidone on adaptive behavior in children with autistic disorder who have serious behavior problems and to examine different methods of scoring the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales to measure change. Method: Forty-eight children (5 years to 16 years, 5 months) who showed behavioral improvement during acute…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Behavior Problems, Socialization, Autism
Download full textMechling, Linda C.; Cronin, Beth – Journal of Special Education, 2006
In the study reported on here, the authors used computer-based video instruction (CBVI) to teach 3 high school students with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities how to order in fast-food restaurants by using an augmentative, alternative communication device. The study employed a multiple probe design to institute CBVI as the only…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Generalization, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
