Developmental co‐ordination disorder (DCD) in adolescents and adults in further and higher education

Few studies have looked at the strengths and weaknesses and needs of students with developmenal co‐ordination disorder (DCD). This paper describes a cohort of 93 UK students currently studying at further or higher education and who have reported motor difficulties present since childhood. The study group consisted of 21 reporting to have DCD only, 38 with DCD plus another diagnosis (a combination of any of the following: dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), learning difficulties); 23 subjects reporting dyslexia only, and 11 students who have not been formally diagnosed. The aim of this study was to first ascertain the similarities and differences between the students in the type of support received in childhood and while at university. The second goal was to examine the reported strengths and difficulties and see how they vary for each subgroup. The DCD group reported higher levels of motor‐related difficulties such as handwriting and also executive functioning difficulties. They also had higher levels of professional support given in childhood and were also more likely to be living at home with parents compared with the dyslexia group. Despite different types of difficulties reported in the DCD group, the range of student support given across all groups was similar. Significantly more of the dyslexia group were reported to be in receipt of disability student allowance than the DCD group. The DCD and other disorders group were seen to be an intermediary group in most of the areas studied.     

“Are There Other Kids Like Me?” Children With a Parent in Prison

The number of children who experience parental incarceration continues to rise with the United States. In 1999, an estimated 1.5 million minor children had a parent in a United States prison. One-fifth of these children are under 5 years of age (Mumola, Incarcerated parents and their children, Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, 2000). A brief overview of some of the issues associated with parental incarceration is presented. The inclusion of books about having a parent in prison in the classroom is discussed as one method of supporting children and families.     

从我国部分城市老年篮球运动现状看未来休闲篮球的发展趋势

老年篮球运动在我国部分城市已呈现出规模发展态势,它是竞技篮球休闲化的一种新的表现形式。研究采用文献研究、问卷调查和专家调查的方法,对我国不同地区老年篮球运动的开展情况、发展前景和存在的问题等进行了研究。结果显示,我国老年篮球运动逐渐普及且深受广大老年篮球爱好者和部分年轻人的喜爱;但老年篮球运动还缺乏规范化的管理和研究,使得老年篮球运动基本属于民间运动,有待官方进行有计划地引导和管理。     

The Development of Research Skills in Young Adults with Intellectual Disability in Participatory Research

There is limited information about specific research constructs developed by adults with intellectual disability in undertaking research despite increasing involvement in research with rather than on these individuals. Participatory research was used with three young adults with intellectual disability to collaboratively develop a training programme and investigate the skills used and developed when undertaking the research project. Three research domains—Knowledge, Conceptual understandings and Skills, were identified, within which 18 subsets were categorised. Development in all domains and subsets occurred for all young adults, with variations in gains across subsets and participants. These young adults attained research knowledge, understanding and skills that enabled them to become collaborative researchers within this project.     

身体成分研究的10大问题

摘要：理解身体成分对于理解人体健康、疾病和功能至关重要。身体成分的研究集中在评估方法的改进、对随着生长发育和老龄化身体成分正常变化的描述、以及由于疾病和计划性干预带来的身体成分的变化。每个关注点都很重要,从某种意义上来说,它们是相互依赖的。因为技术的进步使得更多复杂的问题被解决,反过来也推动研究方法的更好发展。尽管基础性的问题仍然存在,但每个领域里都有了明显进步。例如：生长发育的轨迹往往用横断面数据进行评估,考虑到也需要长期观察性资料,因此,也需要纵向描述性数据。随着实验室方法的改进,场地测试方法的发展对于筛选受试者和临床实践仍然具有重要意义。尽管已经认识到了干预应答存在广泛个体差异,但结果的均值仍然受到重视。随着技术的进步,可以研究引起身体成分变化的遗传和非遗传因素,但这些技术需要先应用于长期、控制严格的试验。在本文中,我们提出了该领域需要进行研究的10大问题,以推动该领域的发展。     

我国老年教育政策的逻辑演变——基于历史制度主义视角

用历史制度主义的分析范式,检视老年教育政策的历史变迁与逻辑演变,是解读老年教育政策的一个新视角。改革开放以来,我国老年教育政策从初步探索到体系逐渐形成,呈现多元化和特色化的发展趋势。通过历史制度主义分析框架,采用扎根理论编码方式,梳理我国老年教育政策文本,审视我国老年教育政策的逻辑演变,可以发现,老年教育政策的发展受到教育实践定位、宏观制度环境、内生动力机制、教育发展理念、主导强化机制和关键时间节点的影响,在路径依赖和制度变迁两个方面表现出较为明显的特征。未来我国老年教育政策应完善制度体制,保障老年教育政策的运行;关注老年人需求,注重老年教育资源的有效开发;抓住关键节点,精准定位老年教育的发展方向;科学调整布局,加强老年教育内部的组织管理,促进老年教育政策体系的完善。     

商洛市成年人体质近三次监测结果的比较分析

截止到目前为止,商洛市的国民体质监测工作进行了三次,分别为2000年、2005年和2010年。通过对这三次体质监测情况的数据统计对比分析,了解商洛市成年人体质现状的动态变化规律,针对成年人男子甲组、女子甲组、男子乙组和女子乙组四个组别身体形态、身体素质和身体机能指标的对比分析,并提出了相应的发展的建议。     

由执业医师资格考试引发对成人临床医学教学改革的思考

通过对乡镇卫生院未通过执业医师资格考试人员的现状分析,提出了与执业医师资格考试相适应的成人临床医学教学模式应从调整教学内容、改革教学方法、重视临床实践能力培养等几个方面入手。     

成人商务英语学习中的特点与教学探讨

随着成人商务英语继续教育在中国继续教育中的升温,国际合作与交流的日益频繁,社会迫切需要懂外语、国际贸易、会文秘、会财会的复合型商务人才。如何有效快速地帮助成人学习者提高其急需的商务英语应用能力引起了众多一线商务英语教学工作者的关注。在分析了成人商务英语学习中的特点的基础上,探讨了几点成人商务英语教学方法,举例分析了一些具体策略在帮助提高成人商务英语教学上的作用以及成人商务英语教学方式和教学方法。     

Life as she knows it: The effects of adverse childhood experiences on intimate partner violence among women prisoners

Most incarcerated women suffer from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as abuse (e.g., physical, sexual, emotional), neglect, (e.g., physical, emotional), and chaotic home environments (e.g., witnessing domestic violence), and adult intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet the majority of research on the relationship between ACEs and IPV has been limited to non-incarcerated populations. Using data from a stratified random sample of all incarcerated women in Oklahoma (n = 355), we explore the relationships between individual, cumulative, and clusters of ACEs as they relate to multiple forms of IPV in adulthood utilizing a feminist life course theory approach. Our findings indicate that individual ACEs, high accumulation of ACEs (five or more), and clusters of ACEs are linked to simple assault, aggravated assault, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse in adult intimate relationships in the pre-prison lives of women prisoners suggesting strong support for the use of a feminist life course theory approach in understanding these relationships.