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Direct linkRasi, Päivi; Lindberg, Jens; Airola, Ella – Educational Gerontology, 2021
This research seeks to better understand how older people living in sparsely populated areas learn and then use eHealth applications in their everyday lives. The study was conducted in northern Sweden and Lapland in northern Finland, the most sparsely populated areas in these countries. The study focused on the use of following eHealth services: a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Access to Health Care, Drug Therapy
Fäldt, A. E.; Durbeej, N.; Fabian, H. M. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2023
Aims: This study investigated which specific socio-demographic characteristics of the family and child health service centre are associated with parents receiving a video guide. The video guide, intended to be offered universally, aimed at promoting language and literacy development. Methods: The video guide included language and literacy…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Child Health, Health Services, Video Technology
Download full textNilsson, Per A. – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2019
Students studying abroad must adjust to a new culture and adapt to new surroundings different from home, and to other challenging life events during their sojourn in a foreign country. Previous research has shown that social life outside academic studies has a strong influence on one's academic integration. This paper describes a buddy programme,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Social Support Groups, Peer Influence, Mentors
Cross, Stephanie Behm; Dunn, Alyssa Hadley – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2016
It has been a year since Sarah and Brian traveled to Malmo, Sweden, as part of a fellowship through their U.S. teacher preparation program. Their experience was unique and life changing, not only because it occurred in another country but because they completed their student teaching in a paired format. They planned and implemented all of their…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Study Abroad, Student Teaching, Teamwork
Severinsson, Susanne; Nord, Catharina; Reimers, Eva – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
In Sweden and elsewhere, students permanently excluded from school are removed from their local environment, and sometimes their parental home, and moved to a rural residential care home. Thus "home" and "school" are clearly considered places where problems exist, but it is the young people themselves who are scrutinised and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Programs, Residential Care, Environmental Influences
Sheridan, Sonja; Giota, Joanna; Han, You-Me; Kwon, Jeong-Yoon – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
The aim of the study is to explore cross-cultural similarities and differences in preschool quality in South Korean and Swedish preschools as measured by two national adaptations of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS). The approach adopted is that cross-cultural comparisons of preschool quality are both achievable and of great…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers
Wadsby, Marie – Journal of Family Social Work, 2012
Forty-six mothers at psychosocial risk who had undergone interaction treatment when their children were babies were studied with respect to experienced negative life events, social network, and behavior problems in children. One reference group comprising 45 nontreated mothers at psychosocial risk and one comprising 56 mothers without psychosocial…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Mothers, Child Behavior
Wallén, Eva Flygare; Müllersdorf, Maria; Christensson, Kyllike; Marcus, Claude – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
This study evaluates a multifactorial school-based intervention with the aim of decreasing cardiometabolic risk factors by means of a healthy lifestyle, primarily with daily physical activity and healthy food during school hours, at an upper secondary school for students with intellectual disabilities. The outcome is measured in terms of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Life Style, Health Promotion
Wang, Yang; O'Dwyer, Laura – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2011
Using data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 and 2007 administrations, this study examines international trends in technology use and explores the international patterns in how teacher-directed, student-use of technology is related to eighth grade mathematics achievement. Descriptive patterns in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Program Effectiveness, Scores
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
Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education
Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education
