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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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Drama Techniques for the Enhancement of Social-Emotional Development in People with Special Needs: Review of Research
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Jindal-Snape, D.; Vettraino, E. – International Journal of Special Education, 2007
A systematic review was conducted of the research into the use of drama techniques to enhance social-emotional development of people with special needs. Only eight studies that were conducted in the period 1990-2005 met the criteria for inclusion in this review. The conclusions of the review were that there are indications that the dramatic…
Descriptors: Drama, Emotional Development, Disabilities, Social Development
Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Primary-Secondary Transition
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Jindal-Snape, D.; Douglas, W.; Topping, K. J.; Kerr, C.; Smith, E. F. – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
Transition from primary to secondary school has been a focus of concern regarding pupil anxiety, social integration, lack of progression and under-achievement, particularly for children/young people with special educational needs (SEN). Previous studies often over-depended on data from professionals and treated all SEN as similar. This study…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, School Activities, Social Integration, Autism
Effective Education for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Perceptions of Parents and Professionals
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Jindal-Snape, D.; Douglas, W.; Topping, K. J.; Kerr, C.; Smith, E. F. – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
There are various views among academics and researchers about the best type of educational provision for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. In the present study parents and professionals were interviewed to get a better insight into their perceptions regarding the various educational provisions on the specialist to mainstream continuum.…
Descriptors: Autism, Parent Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Interviews