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Erbeli, Florina; Peng, Peng; Rice, Marianne – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Research on the question of creative benefit accompanying dyslexia has produced conflicting findings. In this meta-analysis, we determined summary effects of mean and variance differences in creativity between groups with and without dyslexia. Twenty studies were included (n = 770 individuals with dyslexia, n = 1,671 controls). A random-effects…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Dyslexia, Creativity, Comparative Analysis
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Mangan, Doireann; Winter, Laura Anne – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2017
Students from refugee backgrounds face unique challenges within higher education. This article reports analysis from a systematic review of qualitative research which aimed to explore these students' experiences. Four databases were searched, inclusion/exclusion criteria applied and the remaining studies subjected to a quality assessment, leaving…
Descriptors: Refugees, Higher Education, Qualitative Research, Educational Experience
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Erdogan, Niyazi; Stuessy, Carol L. – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2015
This study aims to generate a conceptual framework for specialized Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) schools. To do so, we focused on literature and found specialized STEM schools have existed for over 100 years and recently expanded nationwide. The current perception for these schools can be described as unique environments…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High Schools, Literature Reviews, College Readiness
Erdogan, Niyazi; Stuessy, Carol L. – Online Submission, 2015
This study aims to generate a conceptual framework for specialized Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) schools. To do so, we focused on literature and found specialized STEM schools have existed for over 100 years and recently expanded nationwide. The current perception for these schools can be described as unique environments…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High Schools, Literature Reviews, College Readiness
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Dykstra, Pearl A.; Hagestad, Gunhild O. – Journal of Family Issues, 2007
The article focuses on findings that were replicated across several countries and considers their relevance for future older adults. Key findings are that (a) childlessness makes more of a difference in men's than in women's lives, (b) never-married women are a childless category with particularly favorable characteristics, and (c) childless…
Descriptors: Childlessness, Parents, Males, Females
Kincade, Sharon R.; McBride, Dawn Lorraine – Online Submission, 2009
The overall intention of this project was to enhance awareness, for those involved with persons on the autism spectrum, of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) strategies for treating persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The project involved a literature review on autism and the use of CBT strategies for people with autism spectrum disorders…
Descriptors: Autism, Integrity, Social Cognition, Incidence