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Custer, Taylor N.; Stiehl, Christie M.; Lerman, Dorothea C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2021
Many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in conversation skills that can interfere with the development of personal and professional relationships. Further research is needed on efficient interventions for targeting conversation skills in adults with ASD and for evaluating the social validity of the outcomes. In this…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills
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Kiliç, Tahir; Hinçal, Sabriye – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
Goal: This study examines the effects of 10-week Pilates Mat exercises on body mass index (BMI), flexibility and self-rated health level in middle aged women. Method: The experimental group comprises middle aged female voluntary participants in the Pilates mat exercise program at Akdeniz University Sports Facilities in Antalya (n28), and the…
Descriptors: Exercise, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Physical Health, Mental Health
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Geard, David; Rebar, Amanda L.; Dionigi, Rylee A.; Rathbone, Evelyne; Reaburn, Peter – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: To compare the effect of 12-weeks of cycling training and competition versus recreational cycling on successful aging across physical, psychological, cognitive, and social functioning domains in mid-aged adults. Methods: Recreational cyclists were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 13, M age = 47.18 years) and comparison (n = 13, M…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Training Methods, Competition
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Dos Santos, Hildemar; Beeson, W. Lawrence; Segovia-Siapco, Gina; Koranda, Brenda; Jehi, Tony – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Full Plate Diet (FPD) on the primary prevention of cardio-metabolic risk factors. Design: Randomised clinical trial. Setting: Drayson Center, Loma Linda University, CA, USA. Methods: Forty individuals were randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving the FPD health…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Metabolism, Dietetics, Prevention
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Pennings, Mark William; Cushing, Debra Flanders; Gomez, Rafael; Dyson, Clare – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2020
A distinctive characteristic of study tours is their immersive nature, and the type of learning developed in such circumstances often relies on instinctive skills related to confidence, flexibility, curiosity, resilience and risk taking. To discover more about these learning experiences for adult undergraduate students studying varying disciplines…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Cooperative Learning, Personality Traits, Study Abroad
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Fox, Robert A.; Burke, Amie M.; Fung, Michael P. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
We studied the effectiveness of an individually-tailored leisure program implemented by direct care staff in a residential program for 28 adults with severe to profound intellectual disability using a multiple baseline design across two homes over a 1.5 year baseline and treatment period followed by another nearly 1.5 year maintenance phase. The…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Leisure Education, Residential Institutions, Program Effectiveness
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Schlaefli, Andre; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1985
Fifty-five studies of a variety of education interventions designed to stimulate development in moral judgment, which used the Defining Issues Test, are reviewed. Results are discussed in terms of general treatment effects, program type, exposure to Kohlberg's Theory, subject age, and treatment duration. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Effect Size