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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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Leong, Han Ming; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2011
Sensory integration (SI) therapy is a controversial intervention used in intervention for children with disabilities that is popular in the United States. Little is known about the use of SI therapy for children with disabilities in educational centres in developing nations such as Malaysia. Supervisors and teachers from seven educational…
Descriptors: Evidence, Sensory Integration, Stimulation, Intervention
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Ho, Betty P. V.; Carter, Mark; Stephenson, Jennifer – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
This review examines the use of a cognitive-behavioural approach to anger management in children with special needs in community settings. Eighteen experimental studies involving a total of 408 children were located. The participants were mainly of high school age, with an IQ above 80, and with behavioural or emotional disorders. A moderate effect…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Emotional Disturbances, Special Needs Students, Psychological Patterns
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Driscoll, Coralie; Carter, Mark – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
There has been limited research on the effects of spatial density on the social interaction of preschool children, particularly those with disabilities. Further, findings of existing studies need to be viewed cautiously due to a number of methodological difficulties including contrived small groupings of children and atypical intervention…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Delayed Speech, Disabilities
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Driscoll, Coralie; Carter, Mark – International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2004
The effects of spatial density as a setting event on the social interaction of preschool children were examined in this review. A specific interest was the potential application of this setting event to children with special needs in inclusive settings. Twelve studies were examined revealing a range of methodological and technical difficulties in…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Children, Special Needs Students
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Carter, Mark – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2002
Reasons for limited spontaneity of communication in individuals with high support needs are considered and include: it is an inherent characteristic, a product of highly structured teaching programs, a form of learned helplessness, or a product of a failure to systematically program for spontaneity. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems
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Carter, Mark; Maxwell, Katrina – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
This study attempted to increase the quantity of social interaction with peers in classroom settings between children (aged 5 to 9 years) with cerebral palsy who were using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. The multifaceted 15-week intervention was directed at communication partners and was found effective in increasing…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy, Classroom Environment, Communication Disorders