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Katherine Sorsdahl; Thandi Davies; Charl Jensel; Dallas Oberholzer; Lillian Gelberg; Claire van der Westhuizen – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
This study aimed to assess the mental health needs and risk behaviors of adolescents attending an afterschool life-skills skateboarding program, to evaluate the perceived benefits of the program, and to identify potential modifications required to meet the identified needs. Program participants were from three gang- and poverty-affected urban…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Juvenile Gangs, Poverty Areas, Physical Activities
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Belasko, Maitane; Herrán, Elena; Anguera, M. Teresa – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2019
The goal of this research is to analyze the instrumental behavior of the caregiver at the Emmi Pikler nursery school in Budapest while dressing children from two to three years old to go outdoors to play in the garden. In order to study this routine in its usual context, the observational methodology has been chosen, adopting an "ad hoc"…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Play, Preschools, Foreign Countries
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Moss, S. C.; Hogg, J. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
Principal components analysis was employed on the Adaptive Behavior Scales with scores of 122 older (mean age 63.5) individuals with severe intellectual impairment living in England. The study found the structure of adaptive skills and interpersonal maladaptive behaviors similar to that found for younger retarded adults. Two factors, personal…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Daily Living Skills
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Olley, B. O. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objectives: This study documents the extent and impact of perceived patterns of behavior in a sample of youths of the streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, with the purpose of implementing a Life Skills Educational (LSE) intervention. Method: The study uses both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Qualitatively, two Focus Group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Daily Living Skills, Well Being, Sexually Transmitted Diseases