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Jull, Stephanie; Mirenda, Pat – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2016
Several recent studies have shown that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are less physically active than their typically developing peers and are thus at risk of health problems associated with inactivity (e.g., obesity or diabetes). There is a need to examine the effectiveness of interventions such as swimming that are aimed at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Physical Activities
Uhlemann, Max R.; And Others – Canadian Counsellor, 1982
Assessed the viability of a modified microtraining approach to paraprofessional development using programed manuals and models. Therapeutic workers were randomly assigned to a model group, no-model group, and a control group. Covariance analyses indicated that training groups emitted fewer closed inquiries and had a higher interview empathy…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Services, Empathy
Sankey, Gerald R. – Guidance and Counseling, 1985
Discusses the transition from school to work via what is currently being done by many school counselors and other professionals, and why this assistance for an increasing number of youth has proved ineffective. Outlines some of the underlying basic causes of this transition problem and proposes an alternate approach. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Development, Counseling Techniques, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship
Webber, Charles F. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1992
Describes a teacher inservice program promoting instructional improvement, more effective schools, improved school climate, and application of current theory in the Nipawin School Division in Saskatchewan (Canada). Results with 49 teachers between 1986 and 1990 suggest positive effects of this 21-day Host Classroom theory, observation, practice,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Dawson, Rob – 1978
Staff development at Project Development through Adventure Responsibility and Education (D.A.R.E.), an outdoor experiential education program for troubled youth, administered by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Children's Service Division, stresses three components: the selection process, training progressions, and…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education, Job Training
Castleden, Jaye; And Others – 1983
Manitoba's Frontier School Division hired 18 local native adults to work as school counselors to be trained for over 24 months in a Competency Based Training and Education Program. The program, based on individual and work needs, combined classroom and on-the-job training in a 5-step process: job description, task definition, knowledge and skill…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Competency Based Education, Foreign Countries
Lee-Blickstead, Martha – 1996
A practicum at a licensed, non-profit family day care agency in Canada serving over 4,000 children and their families was designed to assist in clarifying the meaning of family support and family-centered child care. The practicum was developed to assist the agency in moving towards operationalizing its commitment to provide optimal family support…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education