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Gulec-Aslan, Yesim; Ozbey, Fidan; Yassibas, Ugur – International Education Studies, 2013
The purpose of the study is to describe the life experiences of a young man who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) through a narrative research. In other words, our research aim is to investigate the nature of life and especially the social and school experiences of individual affected by this syndrome. Data were collected via…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Males, Qualitative Research
Beach, Jason; Wendt, Jeremy – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if participants could improve their social interaction skills by participating in a virtual immersive environment. The participants used a developing virtual reality head-mounted display to engage themselves in a fully-immersive environment. While in the environment, participants had an opportunity…
Descriptors: Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Simulated Environment, Educational Environment
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Bond, John – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
In this study the reflection-in-action of experienced school principals was investigated. While reflection-on-action occurs after-the-fact, reflection-in-action is situated in the context of action. This qualitative study explores what principals think about as they are in the midst of dealing with an unexpected public confrontation. The purpose…
Descriptors: Principals, Public Schools, Conflict, Interpersonal Communication
Hood, Julia Ann Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current study evaluated the use of a manualized social skills program, Superheroes Social Skills, to increase the use of prosocial behaviors and decrease the use of aggressive behaviors for children with externalizing behaviors. The training was implemented by a school psychologist in a pullout group with four children with high-incidence…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Intervention