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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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Obtaining Consent from Young People with Autism to Participate in Research
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Loyd, Daisy – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
Young people with autism were involved in a study examining the participation of young people with autism in drama education. This study considers the approaches devised to obtain consent from ten young people with autism who communicated in different ways. The process of obtaining consent and monitoring assent is outlined and evaluated. The…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Autism, Ethics, Foreign Countries
Yes! I Am a Researcher. The Research Story of a Young Adult with Down Syndrome
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White, Emma L.; Morgan, Michelle F. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
My name is Emma I am 28 years old and I have Down syndrome. This is an article about my story about becoming a researcher. This article has lots of photographs of me doing research. It has information about the things I did with research. It has examples of some of my research work. This article lets me share my story with other people. This…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Young Adults, Researchers, Mental Retardation
Managing Sexually Harmful Behaviour in a Residential Special School
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Pritchard, Duncan; Graham, Nicola; Ikin, Annette; Penney, Heather; Kovacs, Lisa; Mercer, Dawn; Edwards, Richard; Jones, Dylan; Mace, Floyd Charles – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Children and young people with learning disabilities who present sexually harmful behaviour are marginalised and do not always participate in community activities. This case study describes a multi-component intervention that successfully reduced the sexually harmful behaviour of a 16-year-old boy with a mild learning disability. The intervention…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Intervention, Special Schools, Residential Schools
"Views of Professionals on Aims and Outcomes of Transition for Young People with Learning Disabilities"
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Kaehne, Axel; Beyer, Stephen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The paper reports the findings of a study of professionals in strategic and operational positions who were involved in transition planning for young people with learning disabilities. Respondents were asked to comment on what they regarded as the optimal aim and outcome of transition from school to post-school placements. The results illustrate…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Secondary School Students, Partnerships in Education, Public Agencies