NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Larson, Mindy; Bolton, Alicia – National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, 2019
"What do all youth need to make a successful transition to adulthood?" This is the central question that the Guideposts for Success is designed to answer. Two characteristics set the Guideposts for Success apart from other frameworks and resources pertaining to youth transition. First, it recognizes that youth in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Youth, Competence, Transitional Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Friedrichs, Terry; Nauta, Noks; Fiedler, Ellen – Parenting for High Potential, 2016
Gifted elders (those who are both gifted and senior citizens) are one of the world's greatest untapped and unrecognized resources. Their needs are too-often neglected in today's world. Spending time with a gifted grandparent, or with a retired teacher, coach, or mentor, can be a win-win for all. However, that time can be even more productive if…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Older Adults, Emotional Response
T. Regan – Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2015
Families of adolescents with ASD, and school staff who support them, often report that maintaining good personal hygiene can be difficult for their sons, daughters, and students. Hygiene is the practice of keeping up with one's health and cleanliness. Maintenance of hygiene includes washing hands after going to the bathroom, using a tissue when…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Skill Development
Marques, Susana C.; Lopez, Shane J. – Communique, 2011
This article begins with a 12-year-old girl's story that serves as an example of how "caring coaches" in the schools contribute greatly in helping schools become hopeful places for children. Helping students become more hopeful is rewarding for the students, teachers, school psychologists, counselors, parents, and other caring adults. Twenty years…
Descriptors: Caring, School Psychologists, Motivation, Achievement Need
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mortimer, Jeylan T. – Prevention Researcher, 2010
Much controversy surrounds the consequences of adolescent paid work, with researchers coming to diverse conclusions about work's impact on youth. This article summarizes findings from the Youth Development Study (YDS), a long-term, ongoing longitudinal study that has followed youth from middle adolescence through early adulthood. The YDS findings…
Descriptors: Employment, Work Experience, Context Effect, Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gerdes, Eugenia Proctor – Change, 2004
Recently, a young faculty member commented that e-mail and inexpensive long distance rates were hampering her first-year students' development by making it too easy for them to stay in touch with their parents. Similarly, Judith Shapiro, president of Barnard College, argued in her August 22, 2002, New York Times op-ed piece, "Keeping Parents Off…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role