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Vincent, Jonathan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
More young people with a diagnosis of autism are enrolling and successfully completing higher education courses than ever before and this is set to increase; however, while there is a burgeoning body of literature surrounding the transition into this stage of education, there is a paucity of research that investigates the transition as this…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries
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Flores, Kevin L.; Matkin, Gina S.; Burbach, Mark E.; Quinn, Courtney E.; Harding, Heath – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2012
Although higher education understands the need to develop critical thinkers, it has not lived up to the task consistently. Students are graduating deficient in these skills, unprepared to think critically once in the workforce. Limited development of cognitive processing skills leads to less effective leaders. Various definitions of critical…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Higher Education, College Graduates, Leadership Effectiveness
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Nilan, Pam – Journal of Youth Studies, 2008
This paper examines a timely topic in international youth studies--the transition to (middle-class) marriage--in a developing country, Indonesia. While early marriage in Indonesia is still common in rural areas and marriage itself remains almost universal, these trends are moving into reverse for urban, tertiary-educated middle-class young people.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Adult Development, Marriage