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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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Menopause Experiences and Attitudes in Women with Intellectual Disability and in Their Family Carers
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lu, Zxy-Yann Jane; Pu, Cheng-Yun – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: Little is known about how middle-aged and older women with intellectual disability (ID) cope with life transitions such as perimenopause and postmenopause. Method: A mixed methods approach was employed to explore the attitudes toward and experiences of menopause among women with ID and their family carers in one city in Taiwan.…
Descriptors: Females, Well Being, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
Caring for a Daughter with Intellectual Disabilities in Managing Menstruation: A Mother's Perspective
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lu, Zxy-Yann Jane – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: The concerns of mothers and their experiences while providing help to their daughters with intellectual disability (ID) and considerable support needs during menstruation have rarely been addressed. This qualitative study explored mothers' experiences and perceptions of managing their daughters' menstruation. Method: Twelve Taiwanese…
Descriptors: Caring, Social Support Groups, Mothers, Daughters
Difficulties of Care-Work Reconciliation: Employed and Nonemployed Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Fu, Li-Yeh; Pu, Cheng-Yun; Chang, Heng-Hao – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Whether employed and nonemployed mothers of children with intellectual disability (ID) have different experiences with reconciliation between care and work has rarely been explored. Method: A survey was conducted in a county in Taiwan and 487 mothers aged younger than 65 and having a child with ID were interviewed face to face at their…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Employed Parents, Foreign Countries
Health Status, Social Support, and Quality of Life among Family Carers of Adults with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (PIMD) in Taiwan
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Chiao, Chi; Fu, Li-Yeh – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Primary family carers of adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) experience a range of considerable demands. Method: A census survey was conducted in a city of Taiwan; 796 family carers of adults (aged 18 or older) diagnosed with intellectual disability and/or with multiple disabilities living with the family…
Descriptors: Family Income, Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Prevalence and Severity of Menstrual Symptoms among Institutionalised Women with an Intellectual Disability
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Lu, Jane Zxy-Yann; Pu, Cheng-Yun – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Perimenstrual syndrome (PMS) among women with an intellectual disability (ID) has not been investigated in Taiwan. This study explores the prevalence/severity of PMS experienced by women with ID who are institutionalised. Method: Ninety two female residents aged 15 to 54 at six public institutions completed a structured interview…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Females, Physiology, Mental Retardation
Respite Care as a Community Care Service: Factors Associated with the Effects on Family Carers of Adults with Intellectual Disability in Taiwan
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Tzou, Ping-Yi; Pu, Cheng-Yun; Kroger, Teppo; Lee, Wan-Ping – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: This study examines the effects and associated factors of respite care, which was legislated as a community service for adults with an intellectual disability (ID) in Taiwan in 1997. Method: A total of 116 family carers who live with an adult with ID and have utilised the respite care program were surveyed using standardised measures.…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Life Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries