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Direct linkZare, Fatemeh; Ghafari, Mohtasham; Ramezankhani, Ali; Kamran, Bagheri Lankarani; Kavoosi, Amir – Health Education Research, 2020
The role of patients' empowerment in enhancing the quality of life of chronic patients is undeniable and its importance in health policy making and health care is increasing day by day. However, no guidelines have been defined to empower people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The purpose of this study was to identify the dimensions of IBD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Empowerment, Diseases
Download full textRäty, Lauri M. O.; Kontu, Elina K.; Pirttimaa, Raija A. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
The purpose of this qualitative study was to produce an overview of topics and practical recommendations that have been presented for teaching for students with intellectual disabilities in educational research articles published from 2000 to 2013. The sample of peer-reviewed research articles considering this topic was selected using a database…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Intellectual Disability, Educational Research, Journal Articles
Grey House Publishing, 2018
"The Complete Learning Disabilities Resource Guide" (formerly "The Complete Learning Disabilities Directory") has been a comprehensive and sought-after resource for professionals, families and individuals with learning disabilities since 1992. This twenty-first edition is the most comprehensive and current source of resources…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Identification, Academic Achievement, Professional Associations
Trenholm, Brian; Mirenda, Pat – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2006
This exploratory survey was conducted to gain a detailed understanding of the home and community literacy experiences of children, adolescents and adults with Down syndrome. The data were collected from 224 parents/guardians across Canada who were asked to indicate literacy goals and priorities for their children with Down syndrome, the literacy…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
George Brown Coll., Toronto (Ontario). – 1994
Ontario's College Standards and Accreditation Council (CSAC) devised a plan to enhance three dimensions of college education: general education, generic skills; and vocational or professional education. The CSAC designates generic skills as practical life skills essential for both personal and career success, defining these practical, portable…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Computer Literacy
Raymond, Margaret; Belanger, Joe – 2000
During a 1-year period, a study investigated the contributions made by 3 literacy-based supports (support circles, cognitive compensatory tools, and cognitive enhancement tools) to the lives of 5 young adults, aged 16-34, with FAS/FAE (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects). Four of the five subjects had IQs (intelligence quotients) above…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Coping
Buckley, Sue; Bird, Gillian; Sacks, Ben; Archer, Tamsin – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2006
This article presents data from a research study designed to compare the achievements of teenagers with Down syndrome educated in mainstream classrooms or in special education classrooms throughout their full-time education. Progress is reported for speech and language, literacy, socialisation, daily living skills and behaviour. For all the…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Disabilities, Adolescents, Expressive Language
Gunter, Jock – 1972
This document describes a literacy project in rural Ecuador using a modified version of Sylvia Ashton Warner's language experience approach. This method allows learners to approach written culture on their own terms by learning words important to their life, then transferring these works to sentences and stories. The approach reduces the rural…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Daily Living Skills
Gunter, Jock – 1973
Letter and syllable dice devised for a project in rural Ecuador provide inexpensive, easily reproducible learning materials for practice in basic literary skills. Eleven wooden cubes with six letters on each cube are cast onto a surface and the player constructs words from the letters on the top side of the dice. After a word is formed and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Daily Living Skills
