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Totsika, V.; Toogood, S.; Hastings, R. P.; Lewis, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Challenging behaviours in people with an intellectual disability (ID) often develop early and tend to persist throughout life. This study presents data on the chronicity of challenging behaviours in adults with ID over a period of 11 years, and explores the characteristics of people with persistent serious behaviour problems. Method:…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Behavior Problems, Persistence, Daily Living Skills
MILLERD, FRANK W.; VERNER, COOLIE – 1966
THIS STUDY ANALYZED THE GENERAL BEHAVIOR OF ORCHARDISTS IN THE OKANAGAN VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND THE FACTORS RELATED TO ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS IN THIS SETTING. FIVE PERCENT SAMPLES WERE DRAWN FROM 19 DISTRICTS CONSISTING OF 2,721 ORCHARDS, AND DATA WERE GATHERED BY RESIDENT AGRICULTURISTS. THE DATA WERE ANALYZED BY STAGE IN THE ADOPTION…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adults, Diffusion, Educational Television
Shireman, Joan F.; Johnson, Penny R. – 1973
This descriptive report covers the first phase of a 20-year longitudinal study of black children adopted under 3 years of age by black couples, white couples, and single persons. The sample of three groups of approximately equal size was selected from the adoptive placements of two private child welfare agencies between June 1970 and June 1972.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adopted Children, Adoption, Black Youth