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Scott-Beale, Hope – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This research study is the result of an investigation into the lived experiences of ten teachers' commitment to working with students diagnosed with dyslexia. The methodology used to collect and analyze the data was Corbin and Strauss' (2008) grounded theory. The data was collected through face-to-face, semi-structured interviews that were…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Competence, Dyslexia
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Vlachou, Anastasia; Stavroussi, Panayiota; Didaskalou, Eleni – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
The acquisition of appropriate social skills is considered critical for a person's social development and personal well-being. This consideration is far more crucial in the area of inclusive education, where the development of social skills in children with SEN has been associated with academic progress, social inclusion and successful transition…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Skill Development, Disabilities
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Hilliard, Lacey J.; Buckingham, Mary H.; Geldhof, G. John; Gansert, Patricia; Stack, Caroline; Gelgoot, Erin S.; Bers, Marina U.; Lerner, Richard M. – Applied Developmental Science, 2018
Video games have the potential to be contexts for moral learning. We investigated whether "Quandary," a video game designed to promote ethical thinking and moral considerations for decision-making, would help promote positive skills such as perspective taking and empathy in adolescents. We examined the effect of playing…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Decision Making, Educational Games, Video Games
Shipman, Larry Douglas, Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Middle and high schools across America are striving to equip their students with the tools necessary for achieving their highest academic potential to become model citizens. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the strategies and interventions available for middle and high school students referred to In-school suspension (ISS)…
Descriptors: Suspension, Discipline, Middle School Students, High School Students
King, Betty Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Despite a rural Georgia school district's effort to increase the academic performance of all students, the achievement gap persists between general education and special education students. The purpose of the study was to explore what factors hindered coteachers from consistently applying differentiated instruction in elementary inclusion…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Team Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Mordal-Moen, Kjersti; Green, Ken – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
A feature of academic literature on physical education teacher education (PETE) is the expectation that it can and should impact upon student teachers' beliefs and prospective practices in some significant ways. This is despite research over the last 20 years or more alluding to the apparent failure of PETE to "shake or stir" (Evans et…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Simonee, Saundra W. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Successful multicultural adult orphans who were not adopted pose an interesting challenge in their history, their physical, psychological, social emotional and personal identity development. One must understand their journey from orphanhood to adulthood and their current prominent status in life to build a contextualized personal story (Banks,…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Success, Coping, Adults