NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Development, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Nationally Relevant Parent Training to Improve Service Access during the Transition to Adulthood for Youth with ASD
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Taylor, Julie Lounds; Pezzimenti, Florencia; Burke, Meghan M.; DaWalt, Leann Smith; Lee, Chung eun; Rabideau, Carol – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Many youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face challenges accessing needed services as they transition to adulthood. The present study describes the development, feasibility and acceptability of a new intervention designed to teach parents of transition-aged youth with ASD about the adult service system and the most effective ways to access…
Descriptors: Youth, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Transitional Programs
Transitioning Together: A Multi-Family Group Psychoeducation Program for Adolescents with ASD and Their Parents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
DaWalt, Leann Smith; Greenberg, Jan S.; Mailick, Marsha R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Currently there are few evidence-based programs available for families of individuals with ASD during the transition to adulthood. The present study provided a preliminary evaluation of a multi-family group psychoeducation intervention using a randomized waitlist control design (n = 41). Families in the intervention condition participated in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Evidence Based Practice
Enhancing the Academic Development of Shy Children: A Test of the Efficacy of INSIGHTS
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Direct linkDirect link
O'Connor, Erin E.; Cappella, Elise; McCormick, Meghan P.; McClowry, Sandee G. – School Psychology Review, 2014
This study investigated the efficacy of the INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament intervention in supporting the academic development of shy kindergarten and first-grade children. INSIGHTS is a temperament-based intervention with teacher, parent, and classroom programs. The participants included 345 children from 22 low-income, urban elementary…
Descriptors: Shyness, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Personality
Policy in Practice: Enabling and Inhibiting Factors for the Success of Suspension Centres
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Moore, Alison J. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Suspension centres are a government initiative to help address disruptive student beahviour in NSW government schools. The centres are for students on long suspension from school and have not been formally evaluated. Stakeholders were asked their opinions regarding: what are the best things happening with suspension centres or what should be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Suspension, Discipline Policy, Behavior Problems
High School-to-College Transition: An Intervention to Reduce Student Anxiety.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Smith, Susan E. – Journal of College Admission, 1997
Survey responses from 665 11th graders identified 10 leading causes of student anxiety during high school-to-college transition. Eleventh graders (N=40) participated in an intervention program to address the identified causes. Results indicate an overall reduction in student anxiety following the intervention program. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Bound Students, Grade 11, High Schools
Providing Head Start-like Services from Kindergarten through the Third Grade: The Role of Family Service Coordinators.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Allen, Sharon M.; And Others – 1996
Project Head Start has recently expanded into elementary schools through the National Head Start/Public School Transition Project (NTP), a school-based intervention program designed to improve outcomes for at-risk students. The SDTP (South Dakota site of NTP) is attempting to improve life chances for children by improving home and school…
Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment