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Feifei Wang; Alan C. K. Cheung – Review of Educational Research, 2025
Although robots' social behaviors are known for their capacity to facilitate learner-robot interaction for language learning, their application and effect have not been adequately explored. This study reviewed 59 empirical articles to examine the contexts and application of various social behaviors of robots for language learning, and conducted a…
Descriptors: Robotics, Social Behavior, Second Language Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
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van der Ploeg, Rozemarijn; Steglich, Christian; Veenstra, René – Educational Research, 2016
Background: School bullying is a wide-spread problem with severe consequences for victims, bullies and bystanders. Schools are strongly encouraged to implement both schoolwide, preventive interventions and reactive measures to handle existing bullying situations. In the Dutch implementation of the KiVa anti-bullying programme, pervasive-bullying…
Descriptors: Bullying, Intervention, Social Support Groups, Well Being
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van Heumen, Lieke; Schippers, Alice – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: In this study we evaluated the long-term impact of a project in which families were individually supported in the realisation of personal future plans in the city of Almere, the Netherlands (2004-2006). Method: We used fourth-generation evaluation principles. Data collection consisted of semistructured interviews with family members…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Adults
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Onrust, Simone; Willemse, Godelief; Van Den Bout, Jan; Cuijpers, Pim – Death Studies, 2010
The loss of the partner is an important risk factor for developing serious psychological problems. In this study the authors examined the effect of the visiting service on the mental health and quality of life of older widowed individuals. They conducted a pragmatic randomized trial. All respondents were randomly assigned to a visiting service (n…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Quality of Life, At Risk Persons
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Dunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Hamby, Deborah W. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
A meta-analysis of 47 studies investigating the relationship between family-centered helpgiving practices and parent, family, and child behavior and functioning is reported. The studies included more than 11,000 participants from seven different countries. Data analysis was guided by a practice-based theory of family-centered helpgiving that…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Family Programs, Child Behavior, Data Analysis
Terpstra, Linda; van Dijke, Anke – 1999
A crucial question for evaluating nationally or internationally implemented programs is whether local adaptations detract from program quality and effectiveness. An evaluation examined the program successes and challenges encountered in the first 5 years of Home-Start in the Netherlands, a home-based family support program for families with young…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Early Experience, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
Prinsen, Bert – 2000
Although support for parents has been common in Dutch policy and practice since the early 1990s, recent efforts are focusing on improving the match between supply and demand, improving coherence, and making it easier to identify and to access relevant support agencies; efforts are also focusing on prevention. This article examines how the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Child Rearing, Community Programs