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Exploring and Building Autism Service Capacity in Rural and Remote Regions: Participatory Action Research in Rural Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
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Young, Amber; Nicholas, David B.; Chamberlain, Shirley-Pat; Suapa, Nirach; Gale, Nancy; Bailey, Anthony J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Based in participatory action research, this project had the aim of building capacity in treatment and support for individuals and families impacted by autism spectrum disorder in remote and rural communities of Canada. Communities were selected based on their rurality and willingness to engage in change efforts for enhanced service delivery…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Action Research
Preferences of Residents in Four Northern Alberta Communities regarding Local Post-Secondary Programming
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Fahy, Patrick J.; Steel, Nancy; Martin, Patricia – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
The western Canadian province of Alberta has used some of the proceeds from exploitation of its extraordinary natural resources to make available a range of post-secondary training and education opportunities to residents. While these provisions appear comprehensive, this study examined how well they actually suit the express needs of the…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Distance Education, Job Training, Foreign Countries
Gifted Education: A General Perspective. What Every Teacher Should Know about Gifted Education.
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Neethling, Kobus – 1984
This paper outlines major contributing factors in the manifestation of successful gifted education programs. The first factor, teacher training, involves the right of gifted children to be educated by specially qualified teachers. A teacher training model leading to certification for teachers of the gifted is described. The second factor, gifted…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Community Resources, Delivery Systems, Educational Diagnosis
What We Can Learn from Developing Countries: The Community Based Rehabilitation Model.
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Zambone, Alana M.; Suarez, Stephanie Cox – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
The community-based rehabilitation model has successfully trained community members in rural areas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America to deliver educational and rehabilitation services to disabled individuals and their families. Practices applicable to improving educational and rehabilitation services in the United States involve staff…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Involvement, Community Resources, Delivery Systems
Resource Utilization by Children with Developmental Disabilities in Kenya: Discrepancy Analysis of Parents' Expectation-to-Importance Appraisals.
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Mutua, N. Kagendo; Miller, Janice Williams; Mwavita, Mwarumba – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study investigated parental perceptions (n=351) of eight physical and human resources available to meet the needs of children with developmental disabilities in Kenya. Most parents reported a match between expected use and importance in five areas: health, friends, religious affiliation, community acceptance, and having one's own home. (Contains…
Descriptors: Children, Community Resources, Delivery Systems, Employment Services
Handbook of Special Education.
Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – 1981
Intended to serve as a basic reference work for students and professionals in special education, the book contains 34 author contributed chapters concerned with the conceptual foundations of special education, service delivery systems, curriculum and methods, and child and child/environmental management. Chapters have the following titles and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Administration, Arithmetic, Career Education
Identification of Researchable Topics on International Agricultural Education. A Delphi Study.
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Miller, Larry E.; Madou-Bangurah, Kabba – 1993
A modified Delphi technique was used to identify topics in international agricultural education considered by eight experts on agricultural education to be areas needing research. All eight (100%) of the experts completed the first-round mail questionnaire, and seven (87.5%) completed the second and third rounds. Survey category areas were as…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Community Development