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Timmons, Kristy; Pelletier, Janette – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In this study, we explored the influence of kindergarten children's perspectives of school on their literacy and self-regulation outcomes. Children's early perspectives were captured in a three-question, finger-puppet interview. Responses to the interview questions were coded thematically as being academic and/or social in nature, and were…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Kindergarten, Longitudinal Studies, Puppetry
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Tate, Robert B.; Michaels, Leon; Cuddy, T. Edward; Bayomi, Dennis J. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: Of all Canadian and American men who live to age 75 years, about half can expect to live to age 85. Our objective is to examine how clinical diagnoses made before age 75 relate to a man's survival to age 85 years. Design and Methods: Since 1948, a cohort of 3,983 young men (mean age of 31 years at entry) has been followed with routine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Probability, Males, Heart Disorders
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Balogh, R. S.; Ouellette-Kuntz, H.; Brownell, M.; Colantonio, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Hospitalisations for ambulatory care-sensitive (ACS) conditions are used as an indicator of access to, and the quality of, primary care. The objective was to identify factors associated with hospitalisations for ACS conditions among adults with an intellectual disability (ID) in the context of a publicly insured healthcare system.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Access to Health Care, Primary Health Care