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Omolola A. Odejimi; Leslie F. Clark – Journal of Youth Development, 2025
Positive youth development (PYD) programs have increased positive outcomes for adolescents, however research on the underlying change processes in these programs remains limited. The 5Cs (Competence, Confidence, Character, Caring and Connection) of PYD are a framework of desirable outcomes for youth programs. Change to metacognition is proposed as…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Youth Programs, Adolescent Development, Outcomes of Education
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Pariece Nelligan; Daniela DiGiacomo; Phebe Chew; Julian Sefton-Green; Kylie Peppler; Sam Mejias – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2024
The benefit of participating in Out-of-School Time (OST) arts programs has been widely documented in studies that often reflect impact over short timeframes. Youth arts organisations often bear extraordinary claims about the impact of programs, and the value they hold especially in the lives of those who face difficult social circumstances. This…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Adolescents, Early Adolescents, Late Adolescents
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Orla Walsh; Conor Linehan; Christian Ryan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
There is increasing interest in the use of games to scaffold social skills training for autistic children and youth. However, there is no consensus on how to best approach their design, so that learning opportunities are maximised. This article presents a systematic scoping review of empirical studies that use games as social skills training for…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Late Adolescents
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Stacy K. Dymond; Michelle L. Bonati; Anthony J. Plotner; Lance S. Neeper; Rahkyung Kim – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This literature review examined trends in the curricular focus and type of articles published on secondary curriculum for transition-age students with severe disabilities across a 40-year time span (1981-2020). We analyzed 397 peer-reviewed journal articles by decade. The number of articles published steadily declined from 1981-1990 to 2001-2010…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Late Adolescents
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Crompton, Rebecca J.; Bond, Caroline – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2022
Transitioning to adulthood presents particular difficulties for young people on the autistic spectrum. This review looks at the views of key stakeholders regarding the transition to adulthood and associated support, within the UK. Four databases were searched and of the 564 initial results, nine papers met the inclusion criteria. A framework…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Barriers, Foreign Countries, Late Adolescents
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Fong, Carlton J.; Taylor, Joshua; Berdyyeva, Aynura; McClelland, Amanda M.; Murphy, Kathleen M.; Westbrook, John D. – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2021
The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of employment interventions in securing and maintaining employment for adults and transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), updating two reviews by Westbrook et al. (2012a, 2013). The comprehensive search strategy used to identify relevant studies included a review of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin; Torbjørnsen, Astrid; Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen; Sparboe-Nilsen, B. Bente; Sandbekken, Ida Hellum; Almendingen, Kari; Leegaard, Marit; Ravn, Ingrid; Saeterstrand, M. Torill; Løyland, Borghild; Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal; Fagerlund, Bettina Holmberg; Valla, Lisbeth; Misvaer, Nina; Riiser, Kirsti; Utne, Inger; Rostad, Hanne; Winger, Anette; Albertini Früh, Elena; Holmen, Heidi; Lis, Ribu; Helseth, Sølvi; Grov, Ellen Karine – SAGE Open, 2021
Higher education students are considered to belong to a population susceptible to poor sleep health; however, there is a lack of broader evidence reviews. This systematic review aims to map out and categorize the existing literature related to higher education students and sleep. The present evidence map is based on a comprehensive systematic…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students, Health Behavior
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Burton, Olivia; Rawstorne, Patrick; Watchirs-Smith, Lucy; Nathan, Sally; Carter, Allison – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
The recent outpouring of testimonies about teenage sexual assault has reinvigorated calls for improved education on sexual consent. Better understanding of the approach, content and delivery of these programmes is key to informing best practice. In this paper, we systematically searched for peer-reviewed articles on programmes in education…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Congruence (Psychology), Sex Education, Sexual Abuse
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Lynch, Louise; Moorhead, Anne; Long, Maggie; Hawthorne-Steele, Isobel – Youth & Society, 2021
Research reports that young people aged 10 to 24 years are reluctant to seek help for a mental health problem due to multiple factors and that intervention within this demographic is critical. The aim of this review was to critique the existing literature, using a systematic approach on how the "type of helping relationship" affects…
Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Help Seeking
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Hunter, Tameeka; Koch, Lynn; Lusk Smith, Stephanie; Hall, Andrea Hampton – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2022
Background: Emerging adults, the developmental period ranging from the late teens through the 20s, experience chronic pain at an estimated rate of 7.6%--14.3% and report greater pain interference (i.e., pain that disrupts daily life activities) than middle-aged or older adults. Chronic pain can interfere with the completion of developmental tasks…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Chronic Illness, Pain
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King, Seth A.; Powell, Sarah R.; Lemons, Christopher J.; Davidson, Kimberly A. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Mathematics is an area of difficulty for most children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). Researchers have suggested tailoring academic interventions based on the behavioral phenotype of DS could improve mathematics outcomes. The purpose of this review was to examine whether children and adolescents with DS perform differentially compared to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Down Syndrome, Children, Adolescents
Stanwick, John; Forrest, Cameron; Skujins, Peta – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Who Are the Persistently NEET Young People? NCVER Research Report," and is an added resource for further information. The purpose of this document is to review some of the main research and literature on young people aged 15-24 that are not engaged in…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Research Projects, Late Adolescents, Heterogeneous Grouping
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Morris, Rachel; Atkinson, Cathy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2018
The Children and Families Act (2014) has seen the extension of the role of educational psychologists (EPs) to cover the age range from birth to 25 years. EPs have had to develop and extend their practice to meet the needs of post-16 young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Research on transition from compulsory education to…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Role, Transitional Programs
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Hedley, Darren; Uljarevic, Mirko; Cameron, Lauren; Halder, Santoshi; Richdale, Amanda; Dissanayake, Cheryl – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder face significant challenges entering the workforce; yet research in this area is limited and the issues are poorly understood. In this systematic review, empirical peer-reviewed studies on employment programmes, interventions and employment-related outcomes in individuals with autism spectrum disorder over…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Barriers, Literature Reviews
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Fayette, Rainart; Bond, Caroline – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2018
Recent systematic reviews have found that the participation of adolescents and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within research is limited despite an increasing international recognition of the importance of incorporating the views of all children and young people on matters that affect their lives. The purpose of this current…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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