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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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How Organizations Can Enhance the Quality of Life of Their Clients and Assess Their Results: The Concept of QOL Enhancement
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Reinders, Hans S.; Schalock, Robert L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This article presents the framework of a dynamic approach to quality of life (QOL) enhancement based on the conceptualization and measurement of individual-referenced quality of life. Sections of the article summarize the premises of QOL enhancement, provide the rationale for a dynamic approach to QOL enhancement, discuss six components of QOL…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Disabilities, Individual Needs, Individual Characteristics
The Construct of Adaptive Behavior: Its Conceptualization, Measurement, and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability
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Tasse, Marc J.; Schalock, Robert L.; Balboni, Giulia; Bersani, Hank, Jr.; Borthwick-Duffy, Sharon A.; Spreat, Scott; Thissen, David; Widaman, Keith F.; Zhang, Dalun – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
This article updates the current conceptualization, measurement, and use of the adaptive behavior construct. Major sections of the article address an understanding of the construct, the current approaches to its measurement, four assessment issues and challenges related to the use of adaptive behavior information for the diagnosis of intellectual…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Mental Retardation, Measurement, Evaluation
Examining the Factor Structure and Hierarchical Nature of the Quality of Life Construct
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Wang, Mian; Schalock, Robert L.; Verdugo, Miguel A.; Jenaro, Christina – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
There is considerable debate in the area of individual quality of life research regarding the factor structure and hierarchical nature of the quality of life construct. Our purpose in this study was to test via structural equation modeling an a priori quality of life model consisting of eight first-order factors and one second-order factor. Data…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Factor Structure
Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS)
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Verdugo, Miguel-Angel; Arias, Benito; Ibanez, Alba; Schalock, Robert L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) is used to determine the profile and intensity of the supports needed by a person to participate successfully in major life activities. With its publication into 13 languages, a need has arisen to document its reliability and validity across language and cultural groups. Here we explain the adaptation and the…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries