Deinstitutionalization and its Effects on Social Inclusion, Choice-Making, Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Case Studies Analysis

In the past three decades institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) have been downsizing and closing in Ontario, Canada. This trend is reflective of the changes that have occurred in society. As of March 2009 the last institution operated by the Ontario government for persons with ID closed, placing the remaining approximately 1000 persons into the community. The current study was an analysis of part of one study in a four-study research project, called the Facilities Initiative Study, to explore the impact of the closures on the lives of individuals who have been reintegrated into community settings. The goal of the current case study analysis was to describe the impact of changes in social inclusion, choice-making/autonomy, and adaptive/maladaptive functioning of four individuals prior to and following transition to the community. The results suggested that, in most cases, community integration was related to more social inclusion opportunities and autonomy in choice-making, a wider range of adaptive behaviors and fewer maladaptive behaviors. In some cases, the evidence suggested that some of these indices of quality of life were not improving. Overall, the study found that the differences observed were unique to each of the individuals who participated in the case study analysis. Some generalized themes were generated that can be applied to future deinstitutionalization endeavors.

Social Economy and Developmental Disabilities: An Employment Option that Promotes a Form of Authentic Work and Fosters Social Inclusion

Typical employment options for people with developmental disabilities are insufficient. Most employment opportunities that are community-based provide typical workplace and geographical inclusion but tend not to support social inclusion and "belonging". This study explored the innovative employment alternative of social businesses and considered this form of employment for persons with a developmental disability as a viable avenue for meaningful work and social inclusion. A total of six business partners with a developmental disability were interviewed; two partners from three separate worker owned businesses. The partners' descriptions of their job and their workplace composed the interpretative findings. The social businesses provided an avenue for this group of people who tend to be segregated in isolated workshops or marginalized in mainstream work environments and who feel a sense of being "outsiders" to participate in meaningful work in community settings. This group of partners described their job as authentic "work" and discussed the many skills and the work ethic learned from their employment opportunity. In addition to the instrumental aspects of the job, the partners also discussed the group autonomy and self-determination of being their own "bosses". The partners confidently expressed feeling valued, understood in the context of others with similar life experiences, attached to the workplace and connected to a larger community as important outcomes of their businesses. These criteria of social inclusion (Hall, 2010) were complemented by teamwork, friendship and ultimately, with a feeling of being genuine "insiders". Replication of this innovative employment model would be recommended for groups of marginalized people with DD in other geographic areas.

Elementary School Principals as Leaders of Inclusion for Students With Exceptionalities

Inclusion promotes equality, provides opportunities, breaks down barriers, and ensures accessibility for all members of a community. Consequently, elementary-school administrators should become inclusion leaders who introduce and maintain inclusive learning environments. This qualitative study profiled and discussed practices and beliefs of 4 elementary school principals in southern Ontario who are recognized leaders of inclusion for students with exceptionalities. The researcher used multiple instruments for triangulation, thematic qualitative data analysis (constant comparative method) of interview responses and reflective field notes, and data from the Principal and Inclusion Survey to interpret qualitative findings. Findings revealed distinct leadership profiles reflective of empathy and compassion among participants who all regard accommodation of students with exceptionalities as a moral obligation and view inclusion as a socially just pedagogical framework. The researcher recommends that senior school board administrators screen and secure principals who value inclusion to create and maintain school cultures that ensure students’ access to inclusive education.

Los elementos permanentes de acciones educativas y la coordinación educativa intersectorial para la educación de adultos en el Comité Departamental de Desarrollo de la Libertad (CODDEL) del Perú

Tesis (Maestría en Formación y Capacitación de Recursos Humanos) UANL

Evaluación educativa y propuesta fundamentadas en derecho, realizadas mediante la aplicación del método cientifico general

Tesis (Maestría en Enseñanza Superior) UANL

La evaluación educativa dentro de un proyecto de educación no formal

Tesis (Maestría en Formación y Capacitación de Recursos Humanos) UANL

Comunicación educativa y creación de ambientes de aprendizaje en la Preparatoria núm. 16 : propuesta de formación magisterial

Tesis (Maestría en Formación y Capacitación de Recursos Humanos) UANL

Intervención educativa y actividad física en jovenes con sobre peso u obesidad

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de Enfermería con Enfasis en Salud Comunitaria) UANL

Antología jurídica y educativa para fundamentar el diplomado pedagógico de la Facultad de Contaduría Pública y Administración de la U.A.N.L.

UANL

Planeación y política educativa del estado mexicano [por] Santiago Alfredo Salas de León

Tesis (Maestría en Enseñanza Superior) U.A.N.L.

Aplicación de una función de regresión como modelo de optimización para maximizar los factores que incrementan la productividad educativa en una institución de enseñanza superior

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Control Total de Calidad) U.A.N.L.

Diseño de un programa de mejoramiento contínuo para la excelencia educativa del nivel superior en el estado de Nuevo León

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Administración con Especialidad en Relaciones Industriales) - U.A.N.L., 1995

Los módulos de la reforma educativa en el área de español (redacción y literatura) en las preparatorias de la U.A.N.L. sistema de evaluación [por] Martha Feliz Flores Guajardo

Tesis (Maestría en Letras Españolas) U.A.N.L

Autolimitación, la política educativa de los últimos cincuenta años (1940-1994)

Tesis (Maestría en Metodología de la Ciencia) -- U.A.N.L. ; Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, 1999

La investigación de mercados y su aplicación en una institución educativa por Nancy Castillo Castro

Tesis (Maestría en Administración con Especialidad en Mercadotecnia) U.A.N.L.