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Michael Bernhard – Studies in Continuing Education, 2024
The increasing speed of societal, environmental, technological, and workplace changes brings into sharper focus the question of how people shape and learn from transitions, such as so-called 'skilled migration'. Taking a doing transitions and doing migration perspective, I assert that transitions and migration do not simply exist but are…
Descriptors: Migration, Immigrants, Transformative Learning, Labor Market
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Rebecca J. Anderson-Kittow; Richard Keagan-Bull; Jo Giles; Irene Tuffrey-Wijne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Increasing numbers of older adults with intellectual disabilities are living with ageing parents. These families need support to plan for the future to avoid crisis interventions following parental death. Method: Interviews and focus groups were conducted with people with intellectual disabilities (aged 40+) (N = 9), parents (N = 11)…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Older Adults, Long Range Planning, Intellectual Disability
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Ruth Walker; Irene Belperio; Christine Bigby; Ilan Wiesel; Fiona Rillotta; Claire Hutchinson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: It is well documented that many adults with intellectual disabilities live with ageing parents, often without concrete plans for transitioning to alternative living arrangements. Little is known about transition experiences once they occur. This study explores the experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities and their family…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Family Environment, Group Homes, Adults
Julia Constance Dunbar – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Adolescents and young adults living with chronic illness experience more complications and challenges when transitioning to adult-oriented care. Despite various interventions to support medication management, goal setting, and collaboration with care teams, AYAs continue to struggle, affecting their health and life outcomes. In this dissertation,…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Student Experience, Adolescents, Young Adults
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Cameron Meiklejohn; Stewart Riddle; Andrew Hickey – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
This paper reflects on the recounts of a group of 'old boys' about their transition from elite schools to university. Analysis of semi-structured interview data reveals that this transition was not always straightforward. Although educational background has traditionally determined access to, and progress through, university, this paper details…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Males, Undergraduate Study, College Choice
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Ali Kaya; Michael L. Wehmeyer – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Intellectual disability (ID) persists from birth through adulthood and aging. Thus, the support provided to individuals with intellectual disabilities (IwID) in adulthood is essential to increase their self-determination and quality of life. This research aimed to determine how IwID may receive support for education, working life, accommodation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Cultural Differences