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Development of a Multifaceted Definition of Empowerment.
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Bolton, Brian; Brookings, Jeffrey – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1996
Developed a multifaceted definition of the intrapersonal component of empowerment, based on a review and synthesis of selected expository and empirical literature. Consisting of 20 dimensions, each with a standard definition of the construct, the model may be useful in facilitating discussions, developing training programs, and constructing…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Definitions, Disabilities, Empowerment
Expanding the Social Skills Deficit Framework: A Developmental Synthesis Perspective, Classroom Social Networks, and Implications for the Social Growth of Students with Disabilities.
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Farmer, Thomas W.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1996
Social development of students with disabilities is examined from a developmental synthesis perspective. Issues in the social skills deficit framework are also discussed, along with formation of classroom social networks and their role in behavior development. Social interventions should focus on both the classroom social network and the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Functional Skills and Behavioral Technology: Identifying What to Train and how to Train It.
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Cipani, Ennio – Child & Youth Services, 1988
Provides a technology for addressing the following questions in teaching/training exceptional individuals: (1) what to teach; and (2) how to teach it. Uses behavioral training techniques to teach and help develop functional skills. (BJV)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities