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Experience Matters in Special Educators' Preparation in Intervention Planning for Autistic Students
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Maria L. Hugh; Stefan Horbanczuk; Angel Fettig; Jill Locke – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
Educators struggle to select evidence-based practices (EBPs) for autistic students, which is an important skill to develop for special educators in training (SETs). To examine how these SETs learn and begin to make decisions about instructional practices for autistic students to attain their goals, we interviewed and surveyed 11 SETs before and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Special Education Teachers, Evidence Based Practice
Does Intense Contact with People with Disabilities Lead to More Inclusive Behaviour within Professional Practice?
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Emmers, Elke; Baeyens, Dieter; Petry, Katja – Educational Studies, 2023
The teacher training programme set up a five-day sports camp to explore the effects of intense contact on the attitudes, self-efficacy and behaviour of pre-service teachers regarding persons with disabilities. A questionnaire based on the components of the theory of planned behaviour was completed by 77 pre-service participants. General analyses…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Preservice Teachers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Self Efficacy
Student Perceptions and Trust of Sustainability Information
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Hay, Rachel; Eagle, Lynne; Saleem, Muhammad Abid; Vandommele, Lisa; Li, Siqiwen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report student attitudes and beliefs towards climate change adaptation and sustainability-related behaviours. Design/methodology/approach: A paper-based questionnaire was completed by 247 first-year (students in their first semester of study) and third-year (students in their final semester of study)…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Trust (Psychology), Credibility, Sustainable Development
Changing Attitudes of High School Students in Israel toward Homosexuality
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Eick, Uri; Rubinstein, Tanya; Hertz, Shai; Slater, Aylon – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2016
Hoshen, the Hebrew acronym for "Education & Change", is a nonprofit, nationwide education and information center for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Israel. The main educational method Hoshen uses is the personal story told by volunteers. The present study aimed to examine whether this activity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
A Pilot Study Applying Social Cognitive Theory to Predict HPV Vaccination Intentions of Unvaccinated College Women
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Catalano, Hannah Priest; Knowlden, Adam P.; Sharma, Manoj; Franzidis, Alexia – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
Although college-aged women are at high risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, many college women remain unvaccinated against HPV. Testing health behavior theory can assist sexuality educators in identifying behavioral antecedents to promote behavior change within an intervention. The purpose of this pilot study was to utilize social…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Social Cognition, Social Theories, College Students
Sustainability: Perspectives of Students as Stakeholders in the Curriculum
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Hiser, Krista Karyn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Institutions of higher education are increasingly engaged in sustainability efforts, both in classrooms and on the campus. Yet, little is known about what students really know and believe about sustainability issues. Using Lattuca and Stark's (2009) curricular frame and a single case study approach, this research explored student and non-student…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Stakeholders, Community Colleges, Interviews