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Enhancing Social Inclusion of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Original Empirical Studies
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Louw, Julia S.; Kirkpatrick, Bernadette; Leader, Geraldine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Social inclusion is regarded as an important determinant of health, particularly for young adults with intellectual disabilities. However, only a limited number of reviews report on the findings of original empirical studies on social inclusion of young adults with intellectual disabilities. This review provides a succinct synopsis of…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Interpersonal Relationship
Design Principles for Community-Based Settings: Putting the Science of Learning and Development into Action
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Little, Priscilla M.; Irby, Merita; Borah, Poonam; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2021
Because researchers know so much more about the brain and development than they did when the 20th-century U.S. education system was designed, this knowledge can now be used to design a system in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development. This playbook suggests a set…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Educational Innovation, Models, Critical Thinking
Discovering Sexual Health Conversations between Adolescents and Youth Development Professionals
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Gupta, Niodita; Chandak, Aastha; Gilson, Glen; Pelster, Aja Kneip; Schober, Daniel J.; Goldsworthy, Richard; Baldwin, Kathleen; Fortenberry, J. Dennis; Fisher, Christopher – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2015
Youth development professionals (YDPs) working at community-based organizations are in a unique position to interact with the adolescents because they are neither parents/guardians nor teachers. The objectives of this study were to explore qualitatively what sexual health issues adolescents discuss with YDPs and to describe those issues using the…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Qualitative Research
Yes I Can: A Social Inclusion Curriculum for Students with and without Disabilities. Instructor's Guide.
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Abery, Brian; And Others – 1997
This curriculum to foster the inclusion of students with disabilities is designed to be offered by educators in junior and senior high school settings. It is intended to bring together students with and without disabilities for classroom instruction, discussion, and experiential learning. The experiential component pairs students with disabilities…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Competence
Strengthening Parent-Community Member Relations on Agency Boards: Comparative Case Study.
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Bond, Meg A.; Keys, Christopher B. – Mental Retardation, 2000
In this comparative study of the boards of three community agencies, the forces that influence the quality of parent-community member relations are examined. Results indicate that an organization's ability to manage intergroup tension is influenced by organizational history of intergroup relations, group identification, and organizational…
Descriptors: Agencies, Case Studies, Children, Community Programs
Understanding How Youth and Elders Form Relationships: A Study of Four Linking Lifetimes Programs.
Styles, Melanie B.; Morrow, Kristine V. – 1992
As part of a 4-year research initiative on adult/youth relationships programs, this study assessed relationships between elders and at-risk youth at the following four Linking Lifetimes intergenerational mentoring demonstration sites developed by Temple University's Center for Intergenerational Learning in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania): (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Community Programs
Background for Community-Level Work on Social Competency in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors.
Hair, Elizabeth C.; Jager, Justin; Garrett, Sarah – 2001
Because social competency is an important element for adolescents' healthy development, a central question is what can be done to help adolescents achieve and maintain social competency. This report details antecedents of two key aspects of social competency: quality social relationships and good social skills. For each social relationship and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Community Programs