Experimental studies based on the Dunn and Dunn Learning Style Model (conducted between 1980-1990) were identified to determine the value of teaching students through their learning style preferences. Meta-analysis determined that matching students' learning style preferences with educational interventions compatible with those preferences is…

Development of women outside the mainstream is affected by their social roles and cultural reality. Strategies to aid their development include examining counterproductive assumptions; creating a secure environment; modeling intellectual or linguistic behavior; teaching critical thinking; and being sensitive to the challenges of group work in a…

This paper examines the relationship between creation and destruction in the creative process. Findings from a study involving 60 actors and 60 criminals/delinquents (ages 10-65) indicate that the 2 populations are similar in their ability to use the creative process but criminals/delinquents do little productive with their ability. (Author/JDD)

Considers dilemma of elementary school-aged children from alcoholic families. Contends that elementary school experiences can be pivotal for these students and that educators need to understand nature, scope, and implications of chemical dependency to help these children. Describes life in alcoholic household and discusses possible feelings and…

This investigation studied the family environments and social support of 503 families of young children with handicaps enrolled in early intervention programs. Families identified as "distressed" were more likely to be of lower socioeconomic status and have children with more severe disabilities. Parents had high levels of early…

Examined stress factors affecting 4- to 18-year-old Central American refugee children living in Los Angeles. Factors included children's witnessing of war violence; children's separation from their caregiver; and abuse and family problems. Found that the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder increased with a combination of stressors. (SM)

Claims crisis in education, in part, has been caused by the rigidity of the education professional to continue in a traditional role. Contends for the school to become more responsive to the psychosocial-educational needs of students, the education professional must expand the pedagogical role to the five Ps: politician, psychologist, philosopher,…

This article notes that regulations governing service provision in residential programs for persons with mental retardation may become decontextualized and fail to address individual needs or specific situations. Ecobehavioral analysis of rule-governed behavior in residential settings is suggested for measuring the effects of regulatory rules.…

Findings from a 1985-86 study of mentally retarded persons (N=370) over age 62 living in residential facilities indicated similarities in their medical care needs compared with needs of the general older population. Differences were in areas such as level of retardation and independent living skills, which increase assistance needs but not…

Studied 89 clients in case management program, most of whom were identified as heavy users of acute care and psychiatric emergency rooms. Findings revealed that 50% were adult children of alcoholics and that many had been sexually and physically abused as children or adults. None had been asked about or appropriately treated for these aspects of…

Examined factors associated with service use among 186 urban African American elderly people. Interviews with elders and caregivers indicated that many elders were unaware that older adult services were available, that those elders who were socially isolated and who suffered from poor health used services more, and that most elderly respondents…

Introduces special journal issue and highlights federal initiatives that have increased attention on adoption as a service for children in out-of-home care who cannot or will not be returned home. Notes several factors underpinning legislation, including growth in number of children who need adoption planning and services; and low rates of…

Measures for estimating costs associated with the provision of disability services in Australia have not previously been available. Because such instruments are scarce worldwide, decisions about funding services have relied more on historical precedent and less on individual need. Recognising the necessity for an objective measure, Gould (1998)…

The need for specialized treatment programmes to address the specific requirements of different populations has been well recognized. One important area of treatment development has been for offenders who are unsuitable for existing mainstream treatment programmes. This paper describes the process of adapting an existing sexual offender treatment…

The just-in-time generation of personalized learning experiences requires the assembly of atomic learning assets into coherent learning activities for a learner, based on his/her preferences and requirements. Through the appropriate application of pedagogical strategy to a learner's learning activities the effectiveness and efficiency of his/her…