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Direct linkColic, Marija; Dababnah, Sarah; Garbarino, Nicole; Betz, Gail – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often at greater risk of experiencing stress and lower quality of life, in comparison to parents of typically developing (TD) children and other developmental disabilities. Despite vast literature on parental experiences in Western countries, little is known about this topic in Eastern…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Rearing, Coping
Download full textBrandau, Melvina; Vogt, Marjorie; Garey, Mary Lou – International Education Studies, 2022
Background: The unexpected COVID-19 pandemic impacted not only students at institutions of higher learning, but also faculty who often made rapid transitions from face-to-face to online or distance learning. Distance learning has been shown to negatively impact college students' physical activity, screen time, and mental health concerns. Little is…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Faculty, School Closing
Mackay, Jessica; Nixon, Gillian M.; Lafferty, Antony R.; Ambler, Geoff; Kapur, Nitin; Bergman, Philip B.; Schofield, Cara; Seton, Chris; Tai, Andrew; Tham, Elaine; Vora, Komal; Crock, Patricia; Verge, Charles; Musthaffa, Yassmin; Blecher, Greg; Caudri, Daan; Leonard, Helen; Jacoby, Peter; Wilson, Andrew; Choong, Catherine S.; Downs, Jenny – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by neurodevelopmental delays, hyperphagia, difficulties with social communication and challenging behaviours. Individuals require intensive supervision from caregivers which may negatively affect caregiver quality of life. This study used data collected in the Australasian PWS…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Genetic Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Jevne, Kjersti Wessel; Kollstad, Marit; Dolva, Anne-Stine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
This study explored the thoughts of emerging adults with Down syndrome on quality of life and subjective well-being. Eight 22-year-olds participated in interviews. Data was analysed with content analysis. Four themes were revealed: Work based on interest and capability, having an active and social leisure life, a safe place to live and the use of…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Quality of Life, Well Being, Life Satisfaction
Mirenda, Pat; Colozzo, Paola; Smith, Veronica; Kroc, Ed; Kalynchuk, Karen; Rogers, Sally J.; Ungar, Wendy J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
A randomized feasibility trial of a parent coaching (PC) intervention was conducted across 16 community agencies in a Canadian province. Parents of toddlers with suspected autism were assigned to either a PC group (n = 24) or an enhanced community treatment (ECT) group (n = 25). PC participants received 24 weeks of coaching support from community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Toddlers, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Galvin, Karyn L.; Tomlin, Dani; Joubert, Lynette; Story, Lauren – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
The objective was to document the influence of face mask use by other people on communication experiences, participation in activities, and quality of life. Australian adults (n = 665) completed an online survey; 90.8% resided in a state with mandatory mask use outside the home and 44.1% self-reported hearing difficulties. Mask use was reported as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pandemics, COVID-19, Hygiene
Keri Jancek – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem addressed in this multiple case study was that female building principals in public schools were moving from principal to superintendent in small numbers, despite their large numbers in educational roles. The decrease in the number of available principals and the growing need for qualified applicants makes it essential to determine how…
Descriptors: Barriers, Faculty Mobility, Superintendents, Women Administrators
Atabey, Derya – Participatory Educational Research, 2021
The current study was carried out to determine the role of professional concern and university life quality of prospective teachers in explaining their attitudes towards the profession of teaching. The working group of the research was made up of 580 prospective teachers attending a faculty of education at a state university. As a data collection…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Quality of Life, College Environment, Student Satisfaction
Friedman, Carl – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Although Medicaid managed care is a growing service model, there is a limited evidence base regarding quality and value-based payment standards for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This study examined the relationship between emergency room utilization and quality of life outcomes. We analyzed secondary Personal…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Hospitals, Health Services, Access to Health Care
Kim, Jinhee; Kim, Hyunlye; Park, Seojin; Yoo, Jaeyong; Gelegjamts, Delgersuren – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Intellectual disabilities are characterized by constant and complex needs for care that place a heavy burden on the families of affected individuals and affect their overall quality of life. We evaluated the mediating effects of family functioning on the relationship between care burden and the family quality of life of caregivers of…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Family Life, Quality of Life, Child Caregivers
Todd, Stuart; Brandford, Sharon; Worth, Rhian; Shearn, Julia; Bernal, Jane – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
This article describes an exploratory study of deaths of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) that had occurred in group homes managed by an ID service provider in Australasia. Such settings are increasingly recognised as places for both living and dying. Little is known about the extent to which they encounter the death of a person with ID…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Death, Group Homes, Age Differences
Karakoc, Berna – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2021
The general aim of this study is to find out the views of academic staff working at universities on lifelong learning and adult education. While finding out the views of academic staff, the 6 principles of Andragogy Approach, which includes the characteristics of adults about learning, were taken as basis and the professional or personal…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Lifelong Learning, Adult Education
Benoot, Toon; Dursin, Wouter; Verschuere, Bram; Roose, Rudi – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: This paper presents the findings from a qualitative research project that explored what ten people with intellectual disabilities who receive care and support in a residential care facility deem valuable for living a good life and what the opportunity to manage resources for care and support themselves means to them. Method: With the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Residential Care, Value Judgment
Pett, Marjorie A.; Guo, Jia-Wen; Cardell, Beth; Johnson, Erin P.; Guerra, Nichole; Clark, Lauren – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: To encourage self-determination and address health disparities among persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, clinicians and researchers rely on self-reported measures like health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a theory-driven self-reported HRQoL measure for adults…
Descriptors: Health, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Fong, Vanessa C.; Gardiner, Emily; Iarocci, Grace – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study sought to examine and compare conceptualizations and descriptions of family quality of life, from the perspectives of Korean immigrant and Canadian families of children with autism spectrum disorder. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews from 13 Korean immigrant parents and 12 Canadian parents of children with autism living in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Life, Quality of Life, Immigrants
