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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong +7 more
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Challenges for Lifelong Learning
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012 AbstractTo develop a new learning culture, it is essential to help people meet challenges they now face in the twenty-first century. This review article attempts to present a clear concept of lifelong learning, while describing major challenges toward establishing it in a society.
Ashkan Laal, Marjan Laal
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding human anatomy is crucial for improving public health outcomes; however, effective methods of engaging the public in this domain remain underexplored. This report investigates four hands‐on, creative, and accessible methods for enhancing anatomical knowledge during public engagement events: drawing, clay modeling, needle felting ...
Janet Philp, Joan Smith
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Cogent EducationThis study explores the connections between aspects of the school environment and emotional problems among boys and girls. The sample comprised 2,120 adolescents aged 17 and 18 years, in 129 school classes from 13 upper secondary schools in Trøndelag ...
Ingvild Røsand, Vegard Johansen
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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014 AbstractThe term of lifelong learning refers to the continuous building skills and acquiring knowledge during one's life through experiences faced lifetime. Today in this 21st century, changes in the social, economic, cultural and educational frames need to new ways of thinking about the arts, culture and creativity.
Arsalan Aliramaei +2 more
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare the healthcare trajectories (HCTs) 2 years after a first diagnosis of autism according to sex, age at diagnosis, and intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) status. This is a retrospective cohort study using health administrative data from Québec, Canada.
Mélanie Couture +9 more
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Older Adults’ Coping with the Digital Everyday Life
Seminar.net, 2017 This study was motivated by a concern for how older adults adjust to their digital everyday life. Theories of motivation and self-efficacy are applied in order to understand how older adults master and adjust to the rapid development into a paper-free ...
Wenche M. Rønning, Astrid M. Sølvberg
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Psychometric Evaluation of Two Adult Autism Screening Tools in Brazil
Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in many countries, substantial evidence suggests persistent underdiagnosis of ASD in many low and middle‐income countries, such as Brazil. Underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis may be particularly prevalent among women who often present subtler social and behavioral characteristics, engage in
Louise do Nascimento Marques +4 more
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Adaptation and Validation of the Perceived Control in Unemployment Scale
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Perceived control plays an important role in the understanding of people's experiences with unemployment and reemployment. Yet, no scale has been designed specifically to measure people's perceived control in an unemployment situation.
Claude Houssemand +2 more
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