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Potvin, Marie-Christine; Snider, Laurie; Prelock, Patricia A.; Wood-Dauphinee, Sharon; Kehayia, Eva – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The health-related quality of life of school-aged children with high-functioning autism is poorly understood. The objectives of this study were to compare the health-related quality of life of children with high-functioning autism to that of typically developing peers and to compare child-self and parent-proxy reports of health-related quality of…
Descriptors: Autism, Quality of Life, Child Health, Children
Hawkes, T. Elijah – Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
A lot of children are suffering--from bullet wounds, car crashes, gashes in legs, and great tears in the social fabric. There are wounds to heal, hopes to foster, and scar tissue to form. Public school teachers and leaders, wherever we are, this is our work. And we can do a good job of it, if the school community is strong, and if we always work…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Differences, Role of Education, Public School Teachers
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Fengler, Alfred P.; Jensen, Leif – Journal of Gerontology, 1981
Studied life satisfaction of urban and nonurban elderly Vermonters (N=1405). Results confirm that there are few significant objective differences, however, the nonurban felt subjectively that they were better off. Perceived evaluations of status were found to be better predictors of life satisfaction than objective measures. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Older Adults, Place of Residence