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  • Inclusion of youth with disabilities in afterschool programs

    Creator:
    Taylor, Jennifer Julie
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    Afterschool staff have been identified as a critical piece in the positive outcomes youth receive through participation in afterschool programs (Apsler, 2009; Daud & Carruthers, 2008; Riggs & Greenberg, 2004). These programs may benefit youth with disabilities but little is known about what influences staff to include youth with disabilities...
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    and Greenberg, (2004) suggested that youth with disability can benefit from quality afterschool

  • Understanding physical activity behavior in inclusive physical education

    Creator:
    Jin, Jooyeon
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    Physical education is important to promote physical activity of adolescents with and without disabilities, but many adolescents are not active during physical education classes. Innovative instructional strategies are imperative to change this phenomenon, but it will be challenging to develop effective instructional strategies without thorough understanding of students' physical activity...
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    adolescents with and without disabilities in inclusive physical education classes at middle schools. The

  • Factors influencing physical educators' inclusion behaviors towards students with autism spectrum disorder

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    Morgan, Jennifer A.
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    The inclusion of students with disabilities in general physical education (GPE) classes has become a concept and practice that is expected if not always understood. A review of inclusion in physical education literature suggested that GPE teachers possess less than favorable feelings towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in...
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    Heidi M. Wegis The inclusion of students with disabilities in general physical education (GPE

  • Relations between Physical Fitness and School-Day Physical Activity Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Creator:
    Tyler, Kiley J.
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    Background. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social-communicative deficits and restricted and repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities (APA, 2013). While current estimates suggest 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with ASD, more alarming statistics indicate 1 in 50 school-aged children live with the disorder (Blumberg, Bramlett, Kogan,...
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    six-minute walk test in overweight and obese adolescents with intellectual disability. Disability and

  • Sources of variability in daily physical activity for secondary students with and without developmental disabilities

    Creator:
    Kim, So-Yeun
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    Generalizability theory was used to examine sources of variability in daily physical activity levels of secondary students with and without developmental disabilities (DD), and to determine minimum number of days required for monitoring their typical physical activity levels. Sixteen participants with DD (M = 16.7 years, SD = 2.7 years),...
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    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Limitations 1. The participants were volunteers. 2

  • Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Outcomes for Young Adults

    Creator:
    Roberts, Sean D.
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    Those experiencing significant psychosocial problems in adolescence and young adulthood are at higher risk for psychological disorder (Pottick, Bilder, Vander Stoep, Warner, & Alvarez, 2008). Compared to peers, these individuals struggle to complete school, fit with social roles, and acquire occupational skills necessary for adulthood (Pottick et al., 2008). Providing...
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    , Warner, & Alvarez, 2008). Compared to peers, these individuals struggle to complete school, fit with

  • Predictors and Outcomes of Physical Activity for Young Adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Creator:
    Hamm, Jessica L.
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    The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion released the Healthy People 2020 plan in 2010 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP], 2010). The mission of Healthy People 2020 is focused on improving the health of all Americans. One common tool utilized to improve the health of Americans...
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    that youth with ASD engage in low levels of physical activity (Bandini et al., 2013; Borremans et al

  • Exploring the physical activity levels of students with mental retardation and students without disabilities in both school and after-school environments

    Creator:
    Foley, John Thomas
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    The focus of this research was to gain an understanding of physical activity in elementary school-aged children with mental retardation (MR). The primary purpose of the first study was to investigate physical activity levels of children with and without MR in both school and out of school environments. The secondary...
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    , Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance that students with disabilities be included to the fullest

  • Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

    Creator:
    Ponticelli, Jan E.
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    The original research detailed in this document recognizes that the majority of students with disabilities between 18-69 years of age will attend a community college. The literature also indicates an exponential increase for better job opportunity and earnings relative to individuals with disabilities who attain higher levels of education. This...
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    ................................................................................ 27 Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education ..................... 27

  • A case study of inclusion : its time to get mad

    Creator:
    O'Dell, Marti
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    Since the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, a number of common problems have emerged. Primarily they involve the difficulties both experienced and created by public schools attempting to fulfill the federal mandate to provide students with disabilities an appropriate public education. The purpose of...
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    students with disabilities an appropriate public education. The purpose of this study is to examine the