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Matthews, Jessica A. K.; Tirella, Linda G.; Germann, Emma S.; Miller, Laurie C. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Many of the >339,000 international adoptees arriving in the USA during the last 25 years are now teenagers and young adults (YA). Information about their long-term social integration, school performance, and self-esteem is incomplete. Moreover, the relation of these outcomes to facets of family function is incompletely understood. We…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adolescents, Young Adults, Social Integration
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Ganira, Lilian K.; Inda, Nancy A.; Odundo, Paul A.; Akondo, Joseph Ochieng; Ngaruiya, Boniface – World Journal of Education, 2015
Early and forced marriage infringes rights of women and girls globally, undermining initiatives to raise involvement in education, reduce maternal mortality, increase employment and enterprise levels. Parental and Communal involvement in Early and Forced Child Marriage negatively influence Girls' Education, which hinders their participation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Children, Marriage
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Posserud, Maj-Britt; Lundervold, Astri J.; Gillberg, Christopher – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The prevalence of autism is reported to be on the rise worldwide. Change of diagnostic criteria and a broadening of the concept of autism have been mentioned as contributing factors. Further studies of general populations are needed. The present study assessed the distribution of autistic features in a total population of children 7-9…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Measures (Individuals), Parents
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Kendrick, Denise; Watson, Michael; Mulvaney, Caroline; Burton, Paul – Health Education Research, 2005
Little work has examined the utility of home safety behaviours in predicting childhood injury. This study examines the relationship between safety behaviours and child injury using a cohort of 1717 families, with 2357 children aged 0-7 years. Safety behaviours, and sociodemographic and family characteristics were measured using a validated…
Descriptors: Safety, Prevention, Hospitals, Injuries
TREGANZA, AMORITA; AND OTHERS
VISION PROBLEMS CAN BE DETECTED IN PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN BY THE USE OF THE APPROPRIATE TESTS OUTLINED IN THIS BOOKLET. THESE TESTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE ADMINISTERED IN PART BY LAY PERSONNEL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN OPTOMETRIC CONSULTANT. THE ENTIRE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE COMPLETION OF A DEVELOPMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE BY THE PARENTS, AN…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Exceptional Child Education, Identification
RICHARDSON, WILLIAM P.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THIS 1961-62 STUDY OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE IN ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THE PREVALENCE OF HANDICAP, EXTENT OF HANDICAP, EFFECTIVENESS OF REPORTING METHODS, AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES, AND NEEDED SERVICES. THE REGISTERS OF STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE AGENCIES WERE EXAMINED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN 5,953 ENTRIES ON 4,083…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Children