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Tilga, Henri; Hein, Vello; Koka, Andre; Hamilton, Kyra; Hagger, Martin S. – Educational Psychology, 2019
Students' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may depend on the extent to which the school environment fostered by their teacher is perceived as autonomy-supportive. We tested a conditional process model in a physical education context in which students' perception of their teachers' autonomy-supportive behaviour moderated the relationship…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Physical Education, Adolescents, Quality of Life
Ruggeri, Anneliese; Dancel, Alina; Johnson, Robert; Sargent, Barbara – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Difficulty performing age-appropriate motor skills affects up to 83% of children with autism spectrum disorder. This systematic review examined the effect of motor and physical activity intervention on motor outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorder and the effect of motor learning strategies on motor skill acquisition, retention, and…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Motor Development, Physical Activities, Retention (Psychology)
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Mabel, Zachary; Campbell, Kathryn Peltier; Booth, Heidi – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2023
As young people progress with their education and their early careers, they find themselves pushed forward or held back at critical junctures without full regard for their individual capabilities. Their paths are too often defined less by their talents and more by characteristics such as their race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic or class…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Models, Simulation, Policy
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Mabel, Zachary; Campbell, Kathryn Peltier; Booth, Heidi – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2023
This is the executive summary of the report, "What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs. Findings by Race, Gender, and Class from the Georgetown University Pathways-to-Career Policy Simulation Model." To identify the pathway changes with the greatest potential, the Georgetown University…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Models, Simulation, Policy
Trout, Alexandra L.; Lambert, Matthew C.; Epstein, Michael H.; Avery, Marybell – Exceptionality, 2018
While much is known about the educational, behavioral, and social needs of adolescents receiving school-based special education services, one critical domain, health literacy, has been largely unexamined. Given the impact of health and health management on the well-being of all persons, and the likelihood of additional challenges for students…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Health, Knowledge Level
Ncube, B. L.; Perry, A.; Weiss, J. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Research examining the quality of life (QoL) of children with severe developmental disabilities (SDD) is limited. The present study examines parent perceptions of child QoL in children with SDD compared with typically developing (TD) children and then examines predictors of QoL for the SDD group. Method: Parents of 246 children with…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Quality of Life
Vernon, Ty W.; Miller, Amber R.; Ko, Jordan A.; Wu, Victoria L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Experiential learning is an essential process in the development of core social competencies. Unfortunately, adolescents with autism spectrum disorders often do not possess the prerequisite skillset and motivation to sustain the level of social immersion needed to benefit from this learning process. These persisting social vulnerabilities can…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Interpersonal Competence, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Griffiths, Colin; Smith, Martine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Interaction between two people may be construed as a continuous process of perception and action within the dyad. A theoretical framework is proposed in this article that explains the concepts and processes which comprise the interaction process. The article explores the transactional nature of interaction, through analysis of narrative data from…
Descriptors: Interaction, Severe Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Relationship, Grounded Theory
Kothari, Brianne H.; McBeath, Bowen; Bank, Lew; Sorenson, Paul; Waid, Jeff; Webb, Sara Jade – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objectives: This article introduces a youth-reported measure (Essential Youth Experiences [EYE]) developed to assess the experiences of foster youth in their home environment and their critical relationships across a number of service systems. Empirically, the article reports on the psychometric properties of a 9-item scale within the EYE that…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Family Environment, Preadolescents, Adolescents
Engel, Anna; Membrive, Antonio; Rochera, María José; Coll, César – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2018
Introduction: Interest in understanding the decline in positive attitudes to science and technology (S&T) among children and young people has led to numerous studies in recent years. Some research has focused on how personal characteristics of children and young people and other demographic and sociocultural factors influence the development…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, Student Attitudes, Adolescents
Rattaz, Cécile; Michelon, Cécile; Roeyers, Herbert; Baghdadli, Amaria – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The impact of ASD on parental QOL was evaluated in the EpiTED cohort study at early adulthood. Two-third of parents of young adults with ASD (66.7%) reported that their QoL was at least moderately altered. The perceived impact of ASD on parental QoL was related to the young adults' level of adaptive skills, as well as to symptom severity and the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parents, Young Adults
Skyrme, Sarah – Child Care in Practice, 2017
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with boys and young men who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a severe, degenerative condition that only affects boys. The main focus of the interviews was to explore how the participants thought they might make a decision to take part in medical research. To better understand this, aspects of the…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Males, Genetic Disorders, Neurological Impairments
Jamison, T. Rene; Schuttler, Jessica Oeth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
A majority of social skills research in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and interventions target school age males and no published studies target adolescent females with ASD or related disabilities. Females with ASD are at risk for internalizing symptoms, and experience greater challenges in socialization and communication as social demands become…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Self Management, Adolescents, Females
Kassis, Wassilis; Artz, Sibylle; White, Jennifer – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2017
Background: Adolescent depression has been recognized as a complex problem that presents a global public health challenge. Left undetected and untreated, depression can significantly reduce quality of life. Objective: The main purpose of this paper is to re-visit risk and protective factors for depression in adolescents with a specific focus on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Cross Cultural Studies, Risk
Abedini, Zoleykha; Mirnasab, Mirmahmoud; Fathi Azar, Eskander – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
The present study aimed to investigate identity styles, quality of life and behavioral difficulties between adolescents with single and two-parent status. In this causal- comparative study, a total of 214 high school students were selected, then 112 single parent students (59 females and 53 males) were selected by the voluntary response sampling…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Quality of Life, Behavior Problems, One Parent Family