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Uta Papen; Julia Gillen – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
In many countries across the world education for deaf people is limited and sign languages are undervalued. In this paper we discuss insights from an initiative to support deaf education for young adults in India, Ghana, and Uganda. Reporting here on the work in India, our project used a bilingual approach, with Indian Sign Language as the main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Sign Language, Young Adults
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Aikaterini Dolyka; Christina Evaggelinou; Katerina Mouratidou; Irini Koidou; Efthymia Efthymiou; Eleni Nikolaou; Dimitra Katsarou – Open Education Studies, 2024
This study investigates the effectiveness of the "Power of Camp Inclusion" program in enhancing social skills among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in an integrated educational environment of a camp. Caregivers, who received pedagogical training on disability issues, evaluated the program. The study involved 22 individuals…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Youth
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Heni Trisnowati; Abdillah Ahsan; Elisabeth Kramer – Health Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper describes the planning and implementation program of Remaja Berdaya Sehat Tanpa Rokok (JayaStar) or Empower Youth Healthy without Smoking (EYHWS). This is a pilot tobacco control program for smoking behavior with a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach in a rural area of Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Smoking, Health Promotion
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Maria Vender; Denis Delfitto – Annals of Dyslexia, 2025
While developmental dyslexia has been extensively studied in children, research on adults is still rather limited. This paper aims to bridge the gap in existing research by presenting the findings of a study that examined the reading and spelling skills of adults with dyslexia and assessed the effectiveness of a linguistic intervention designed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Spelling
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Munir Moosa Sadruddin – Journal of Peace Education, 2025
This study presents the design and pilot of the environmental education course with one of the communities, living under environmental emergencies in Pakistan. The study employs the case study as a research approach. Community-based participatory research is used as a method. Forty participants are selected from one of the communities in Hunza,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Natural Disasters, Peace
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van Schelven, Femke; Boeije, Hennie; Inhulsen, Maj-Britt; Sattoe, Jane; Rademakers, Jany – Child Care in Practice, 2021
There is a growing recognition that research and implementation projects should be carried out "with" or "by" young people with chronic conditions, instead of "about" or "for" them. The current study aimed to explore how young people with chronic conditions experience their involvement in a participatory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chronic Illness, Late Adolescents, Young Adults
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Abuya, Benta A.; Muhia, Nelson; Wekulo, Patricia Kitsao – Cogent Education, 2022
This paper documents the endline findings and lessons learned from the "Advancing Learning Outcomes and Transformational Change (ALOT Change) program whose goal was to secure the future of adolescent girls and boys aged 12-19 in two urban informal settlements in urban Nairobi. The purpose of the paper was to explore what were the key endline…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Young Adults, Urban Areas
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Knipprath, Heidi; De Norre, Jolien – Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, 2020
This chapter focuses on the implementation of Youth Guarantee (YG) in Flanders and Brussels. Because of the Belgian federal government structure, the Belgian Youth Guarantee implementation plan consists of four different implementation plans: one for each language community and one for the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. As both regions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Program Implementation, Governance
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Crane, Laura; Davies, Jade; Fritz, Anne; O'Brien, Sarah; Worsley, Alison; Ashworth, Maria; Remington, Anna – British Journal of Special Education, 2021
Education professionals (n = 41) in special schools were interviewed about supporting their autistic pupils transitioning to adulthood following the introduction of the Children and Families Act 2014. Our participants explained how they lacked the time to fully implement knowledge gained from training, leading to growing reliance on experiential…
Descriptors: Autism, Special Schools, Students with Disabilities, School Personnel
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Morsa, Maxime; Gagnayre, Rémi; Pomey, Marie-Pascale; Deccache, Carole; Lombrail, Pierre – Health Education Journal, 2020
Introduction: Patient education is recommended to improve the transition from paediatric to adult care for young people with chronic conditions. But a consensus has not been reached regarding a particular model. This study aimed to understand how to prepare for the implementation of a Developmentally Appropriate Patient Education during Transition…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Health Services, Health Personnel
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Missira, Vassiliki – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
The article intends to identify whether and to what extent the educational activities supported by the European action programmes of the Council of Europe (CoE), as well as the European Union (EU), contribute to the promotion of active European citizenship. Taking into consideration that an effort is taking place to actively involve citizens --…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries
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Simpson, Hazel E. – LEARNing Landscapes, 2017
This paper reports on the results of an exploratory evaluation of a sexuality education program that was introduced in technical and vocational institutions in Guyana. The rationale for the program is outlined, along with the methodology employed in the evaluation of the program, including the analysis of data from document reviews, telephone and…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education
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Hodgson, Ann; Spours, Ken; Smith, David; Jeanes, Julia – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
Education providers and employers working together to prepare young people and adults for employment is internationally accepted as a key factor in effective technical and vocational education. In the English context, however, we argue that two related orthodoxies have prevailed -- 'employer engagement' and 'skills supply' -- in which education…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship
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McCluskey, Gillean – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2010
This paper explores some key findings from the recent two-year evaluation of a national pilot to introduce Restorative Practices (RP) in Scottish schools. A Restorative approach emphasises the human wish to feel safe, to belong, to be respected and to understand and have positive relationships with others. It recognises the fundamental importance…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescents, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies
Bhana, Deevia; Brixen, Farhana Farook – Bernard van Leer Foundation (NJ1), 2006
Studies point to the existence of a global HIV/AIDS emergency among young people. An estimated 6,000 youths a day become infected, an average of one new infection every 14 seconds. The most socially and economically disadvantaged young people appear to be especially at risk of infection, and young women in developing contexts are at the greatest…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Females, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
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