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An Exploration of Lifestyle/Obesity Programmes for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities through a Realist Lens: Impact of a 'Context, Mechanism and Outcome' Evaluation
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Taggart, Laurence; Doherty, Alison Jayne; Chauhan, Umesh; Hassiotis, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Obesity is higher in people with intellectual disabilities. Aims: There are two aims of this explorative paper. Firstly, using a realist lens, to go beyond 'what works' and examine the 'context, mechanisms and outcomes' (CMO) of lifestyle/obesity programmes for this population. Second, using a logic model framework to inform how these…
Descriptors: Life Style, Obesity, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Examining the Impact of the SDLMI and Whose Future Is It? Over a Two-Year Period with Students with Intellectual Disability
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Hicks, Tyler A.; Burke, Kathryn M.; Antosh, Anthony; LaPlante, Terri; Anderson, Mark H. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine self-determination outcome data in the year following a one-year cluster randomized controlled trial (C-RCT) comparing the impacts of a Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) only condition to a SDLMI + "Whose Future Is It?" (SDLMI + WF) condition. Using multilevel B-spline model…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Self Determination, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness
The Responsibility to Build Contexts That Enhance Human Functioning and Promote Valued Outcomes for People with Intellectual Disability: Strengthening System Responsiveness
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Luckasson, Ruth; Schalock, Robert L. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
This article describes a model that systems can use to build contexts that enhance human functioning and promote valued outcomes for individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Our premise is that that systems have a responsibility to build contexts that enhance human functioning and promote valued outcomes for people with ID, and that this…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Context Effect, Models, Goal Orientation
Examining the Impact of the SDLMI and Whose Future Is It? Over a Two-Year Period with Students with Intellectual Disability
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Hicks, Tyler A.; Burke, Kathryn M.; Antosh, Anthony; LaPlante, Terri; Anderson, Mark H. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine self-determination outcome data in the year following a one-year cluster randomized controlled trial (C-RCT) comparing the impacts of a "Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction" (SDLMI) only condition to a SDLMI + "Whose Future Is It?" (SDLMI + WF) condition. Using multilevel…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Self Determination, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness
A Model Rural Inclusive Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disability
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Beckers, Gerlinde; Klein-Ezell, Colleen – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2021
Lions Connected (LC) is an inclusive postsecondary program approved by the U.S. Department of Education; thus meeting rigorous program standards and accountability. Equally important is that it gives eligible students from rural areas the opportunity to receive federal financial aid to attend college. The purpose of developing LC was to meet the…
Descriptors: Models, Program Effectiveness, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
Successful Schooling for Pupils with Intellectual Disabilities: The Demand for a New Paradigm
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Gustavsson, Anders; Kittelsaa, Anna; Tøssebro, Jan – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
A comprehensive review of educational interventions for pupils with intellectual disabilities showed that most studies report positive results for a variety of interventions. The aim of this article is to explore how these results can be understood. We draw on similar earlier findings concerning intervention effects in psychotherapy and social…
Descriptors: Success, Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Psychotherapy
Using Video Models to Teach Students with Disabilities to Play the Wii
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Sherrow, Lauren A.; Spriggs, Amy D.; Knight, Victoria F. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
This study investigated effects of video modeling (VM) when teaching recreation and leisure skills to three high school students with moderate intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. Results, evaluated via a multiple probe across participants design, indicated that VM was effective for teaching all students to play the Wii.…
Descriptors: Models, High School Students, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders