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A Longitudinal Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey of Students Transitioning to a Boys' Only Boarding School
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Lester, Leanne; Mander, David – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2020
This longitudinal study aimed to survey over a 12-month period, the mental health and wellbeing of new incoming students transitioning to a boys' only boarding school. An online self-report questionnaire was used to investigate the perceptions and pre-transition experience of new incoming Year 7 students (e.g., while still in Year 6) prior to…
Descriptors: Males, Boarding Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Well Being
Effect of Education Sessions of a Structured School Eye Screening Programme on Indian Schoolteachers' Knowledge and Responsibility for Children's Eye Health
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Thummalapalli, Rohit; Williams, Jachin D.; Khoshnood, Kaveh; Salchow, Daniel J.; Forster, Susan H. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To evaluate the effect of education sessions on Indian schoolteacher awareness of childhood eye health issues, responsibility for children's eye health, and successful participation in a teacher-led eye screening health intervention programme in primary schools aimed at addressing avoidable childhood blindness in India. Design:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Vision, Vision Tests
Advancing Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Applying an Integrated Two-Stage Screening Approach
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Oosterling, Iris J.; Wensing, Michel; Swinkels, Sophie H.; van der Gaag, Rutger Jan; Visser, Janne C.; Woudenberg, Tim; Minderaa, Ruud; Steenhuis, Mark-Peter; Buitelaar, Jan K. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Few field trials exist on the impact of implementing guidelines for the early detection of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The aims of the present study were to develop and evaluate a clinically relevant integrated early detection programme based on the two-stage screening approach of Filipek et al. (1999), and to expand the evidence…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Guidelines
Early Screening for Developmental Delays: Use of Parent-Completed Questionnaires in Oregon's Healthy Start Program.
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Squires, Jane; Katzev, Aphra; Jenkins, Fritz – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Describes a developmental screening project conducted by Oregon Healthy Start, a home visiting program for first-time parents. Explains procedures of the project, and describes the Ages and Stages Questionnaires, a parent-completed screening tool used as an outcome measure. Presents outcomes of the project, including recommendations for using…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Home Visits, Measures (Individuals), Parents
Screening for Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Children Aged 14-15 Months. II: Population Screening with the Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire (ESAT). Design and General Findings
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Dietz, Claudine; Swinkels, Sophie; van Daalen, Emma; van Engeland, Herman; Buitelaar, Jan K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
A two-stage protocol for screening for autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) was evaluated in a random population of 31,724 children aged 14-15 months. Children were first pre-screened by physicians at well-baby clinics using a 4-item screening instrument. Infants that screened positive were then evaluated during a 1.5-h home visit by a trained…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Infants, At Risk Persons
Early Childhood Education Programs in Illinois Schools.
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Ferratier, Louis – 1985
A survey instrument was developed to obtain baseline data about early childhood education (ECE) programs within the public and nonpublic schools of Illinois. Information gathered concerned (1) perceptions of elementary school officials about the relative demand for and supply of ECE programs and services; (2) numbers and kinds of ECE programs and…
Descriptors: Communications, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Experience