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Pepperdine, Cameron R.; McCrimmon, Adam W. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2018
This article presents a description of the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales, Third Edition (Vineland-3; Sparrow, Cicchetti, & Saulnier, 2016), published by Pearson, which is a newly updated individually administered measure of adaptive functioning for individuals from birth to age 90. Primarily used in clinical, psychoeducational, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Intellectual Disability, Test Reliability, Test Validity
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Kraftl, Peter – Critical Studies in Education, 2016
This article develops a novel conceptual framework for examining the (re)formulation of habits in education spaces. It is based on the premise that education spaces are key sites for channelling and intervening in children's habits, to various ends. The article focuses on the ways educators at alternative education spaces in the United Kingdom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Educational Environment, Social Theories
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Major, Jae; Wilkinson, Jane; Langat, Kip; Santoro, Ninetta – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2013
This article discusses literature pertaining to the settlement of African refugees in regional and rural Australia, particularly focusing on the specific challenges and opportunities faced by Sudanese young people of refugee background in education. Drawing on a pilot study of the out-of-school resources of regionally located young Sudanese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Rural Areas, Social Capital
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Williams, Sheneka M. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2013
School consolidation in rural districts has been ongoing since the 1800s. Although many district personnel tout economic inefficiency as a reason for consolidation to occur, micropolitics among school board members, parents, and the business community often drive the consolidation process. This article presents a qualitative case study of Webster…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Consolidated Schools, Qualitative Research, Parents