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ASSESSING THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION POLICY AT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEVEL IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
(2014)This study examined the implementation of inclusive education at the early childhood level in Trinidad and Tobago. Subjects included officials from the Ministry of Education and teachers who are involved in implementation ... -
Assessment of Emotion Understanding in Preschoolers: Multiple-Choice vs. Open-Ended Methods
(2014)This study examines a new method of assessing emotion understanding in preschoolers. Prior research has established that preschool is a critical time for emotion understanding development and that emotion understanding ... -
Assessment of Social Competence and Problem Behavior: The Psychometric Properties of a Social Competency Rating Form
(2007-06-26)Intervention programs commonly target the development of social competencies and the prevention of problem behaviors among children. Practical assessment measures are necessary for evaluating these interventions. Examination ... -
The Assessment of the Forms and Functions of Childhood Aggression Reconsidered
(2009)This study examined the relationships between aggression and adjustment with a configuration of aggression categories derived from factor analyses of two commonly used scales to measure aggression, Dodge and Coie's (1987) ... -
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE AMONG SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES: TYPES, LEVELS OF USE AND REPORTED BARRIERS.
(2015)Special education teachers are expected to integrate assistive technology (AT) for students with disabilities per Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). However, the legal mandates do not provide clear guidelines ... -
The Association of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors' Attitudes Toward Counseling Individuals with Substance Use Disorders with Their Frequency and Perceived Confidence of Providing Substance Abuse Screenings and Referrals
(2010)The purpose of this study was to assess the nature and extent of a nationally representative random sample of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors' (CRCs') attitudes toward counseling individuals with SUDs and their frequency ... -
The Associations Among Youth Characteristics, Secondary School Experiences, and Enrollment in Two- and Four-Year Colleges Among Youth with Disabilities
(2008-09-22)The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between school program and services, high school achievement characteristics, and individual and household characteristics and enrollment in two- and four-year ... -
Attachment and Pain Catastrophizing From a Communal Coping Perspective in Women With Chronic Pain
(2021)Chronic pain is a devastating public health problem particularly in women, who are at increased risk for chronic conditions and report more depression and disability secondary to pain relative to men. The impact of ... -
Attachment Style, Parental Caregiving and Perceived Image of God
(1999)Is adult perceived image of god related to attachment style, and if so, is it parallel to or compensatory for early or adult attachment style, and does early image of god influence adult attachment? One hundred and thirty-one ... -
Attachment style, relationship satisfaction, intimacy, loneliness, gender role beliefs, and the expression of authentic self in romantic relationships
(2008-05-28)The current study sought to explore the possible facilitators and inhibitors of the expression of authentic self in heterosexual romantic relationships, and specifically, to increase understanding about the possible influence ... -
Attention, Emotion Understanding, and Social Competence in Preschool Children: Construct Definitions, Measurement, and Relationships
(2013)Available literature regarding the relations between attention, emotion understanding, and social competence is limited in its utility given discrepancies in construct definitions and measurement. The current study examined ... -
"Backing Away from the Cliff": A Theory of Education for Sustainability in the Postsecondary Classroom
(2014)Despite growing efforts for Education for Sustainability (EfS), little empirical research documents EfS in the postsecondary classroom and the ways in which sustainability is defined in these classrooms. The purpose of ... -
Being "good company" to students on their journeys toward intercultural maturity: A case study of a study abroad program
(2018)In an increasingly interconnected global society, study abroad is often seen as an effective way to prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century but recent studies have questioned the effectiveness of study ... -
"Being the Faculty Face:" A Grounded Theory of Living-Learning Program Faculty Motives and Experiences
(2012)Few evident incentives exist for faculty to become involved with living-learning programs. The purpose of this constructivist grounded theory study was to investigate the motives and experiences of faculty members working ... -
BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES REGARDING HPV VACCINATION AMONG COLLEGE-AGE WOMEN: AN APPLICATION OF THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL
(2010)The human papillomavirus (HPV) represents the most common sexually transmitted disease. The development of the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, protects women from becoming infected. The current study examined attitudes toward the ... -
Big Fish and Other School Effects on Academic Self-Concept
(2010-08-14)A substantial amount of research indicates that academic self-concept is a function of both individual characteristics, and school effects that impact on the development of self-perceptions. Few studies have studied a ... -
A BILINGUAL FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: EXPERIENCES, PERSPECTIVES, AND LITERACY PRACTICES FROM THREE FOCAL FAMILIES
(2015)A large body of research identifies the positive association between family literacy and reading outcomes for children. However, much of this research focuses on children in the emergent reading stage. Research aimed at ... -
Biopsychosocial Correlates of the Subjective Well-Being and College Adjustment of Students with Diagnosed AD/HD
(2005-07-26)For many years, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) was considered a disorder of childhood that was outgrown in adolescence and adulthood. Follow-up studies of children over the past twenty years, however, ... -
A Biopsychosocial Model of Body Image in New Mothers
(2009)The vast majority of eating disorders literature to date focuses on adolescent and college aged women. However, recent research suggests that eating disorders and struggles with body image are not limited to younger women, ... -
Body Image and Social Anxiety: Integration, Comparison, and Extension of Bioecological Models
(2012)Women entering their first year of college are at risk of developing both pathological body image and social anxiety. The bioecological framework of human development (Bronfenbrenner, 1977) was used to guide the selection ...