Correction to: Self-Perceived Scholastic Competence, Athletic Competence, and Physical Appearance Are Enhanced in Children and Young Adults with Physical Disabilities Following a Community-Based Running Program

This paper reviews the recent behavioural research on instruction of children and young adults with mental retardation in schools settings and community-based school programs. Instructional research in 12 skill areas (motor, self-care, communication, social skills, choice making, school behaviours, health and safety skills, home management, leisure skills, community use, vocational skills, and academics) meeting specified criteria on population (age and disability), location of instruction, functionality of skill, and research integrity was identified in 11 journals from 1990 through 1996. The pool of identified research is discussed by skill category and by intervention method, with critical comments made regarding strengths and weaknesses. Conclusions are drawn for practitioners and future researchers.

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A Community-based Running Program Enhances Gait Parameters in Children and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000561591.48748.58 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 (Supplement) ◽

pp. 362

Author(s):

Jilda Vargus-Adams ◽

Jennifer Angeli ◽

Micah Garcia ◽

Ana Livecchi ◽

Jason Long ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Developmental Disabilities ◽

Community Based ◽

Gait Parameters ◽

Children And Young Adults ◽

Adults With Developmental Disabilities

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Strategies to Promote the Inclusion of Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities in Community-Based Health Studies

Qualitative Health Research ◽

10.1177/1049732318808249 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (7) ◽

pp. 958-971 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Luz Maria Vazquez ◽

Nazilla Khanlou ◽

Deborah Davidson ◽

Fatma Aidarus

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Developmental Disabilities ◽

Service Providers ◽

Community Based ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Community Based Research ◽

Underlying Principle ◽

Health Studies ◽

Children And Young Adults ◽

Adults With Developmental Disabilities

We discuss strategies to promote the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities (DDs) in qualitative community-based research studies. Strategies were applied in three projects conducted between 2012 and 2017 that addressed issues of socioeconomic challenges, discrimination, and exclusion of children and young adults with developmental disabilities (YADD). Strategies included partnership with community organizations; inclusion of YADD, family caregivers (FCs), and service providers in advisory committees (ACs); and strategies to accommodate YADD. As part of our contribution, we discuss issues of invisibility and exclusion of individuals with DDs who have “low” functioning capacities. There is a need to review studies sampling inclusion criteria as they may constitute a barrier for participation. Preference for sampling “high” functioning individuals may reinforce exclusion in research, and replicate broader patterns of socioeconomic exclusion of individuals with disabilities. Our discussion of inclusive research is informed by critical disability studies and the underlying principle “nothing about us without us.”

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Fatigue in Children and Young Adults With Physical Disabilities: Relation With Energy Demands of Walking and Physical Fitness

Pediatric Physical Therapy ◽

10.1097/pep.0000000000000705 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 202-209

Author(s):

Eline A. M. Bolster ◽

Astrid C. J. Balemans ◽

Vincent de Groot ◽

Annemieke I. Buizer ◽

Annet J. Dallmeijer

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Energy Demands ◽

Children And Young Adults

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Age and gender effects on global self-worth and domain-specific self-perceptions in youth

Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja ◽

10.2298/zipi1501041t ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 41-61

Author(s):

Tatjana Tubic ◽

Visnja Djordjic

Keyword(s):

Physical Appearance ◽

Gender Effects ◽

Self Perception ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Scholastic Competence ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Athletic Competence ◽

Self Worth ◽

Wilks Lambda ◽

And Gender

Considering that self-perception of competence in the relevant domains is important for understanding of individual?s behavior and achievement, the study analyzed the effects of age and gender on global self-worth and domain-specific selfperceptions. The cross-sectional study included 1130 participants of age range 8-23 (520 males and 610 females). The participants were tested by the equivalent forms of six subscales from ?Self-Perception Profile for Children?, ?Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents? and ?Self-Perception Profile for College Students?. Subscales measured self-evaluations across domains of scholastic competence, social acceptance, athletic competence, physical appearance, behavioral conduct and global self-worth. Two separate MANOVAs revealed a significant main effect for age in male subsample (Wilks? Lambda =.83, F (12, 1024)=8.35, p<.01) and in female subsample (Wilks? Lambda =.80, F (12, 1204)=11.80, p< .01). An analysis of variance showed that the effect of age in males was significant in physical appearance, behavioral conduct and global self-worth, while in females significant differences were registered in scholastic competence, athletic competence, physical appearance and behavioral conduct. Pedagogical implications refer to enhancing self-concept in youth by appropriate teaching strategies and supportive learning environment. Learning experiences within physical education might be particularly beneficial for female adolescents.

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