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Social change
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01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: The authors examines how deal makers become the real agents of major social change and illuminates the evolution of leadership structures, and how leaders interact with society, and thus how they shape the course of society.
Abstract: This work looks at how leaders interact with society, and thus how they shape the course of society. It examines how deal makers become the real agents of major social change and illuminates the evolution of leadership structures.
404 citations
TL;DR: The authors reviewed the literature with respect to inclusion programs and students with and without disabilities and their teachers and found that the impact of inclusion programs on the academic performance and social development of students with disabilities has been mixed.
Abstract: This article reviews the literature with respect to inclusion programs and students with and without disabilities and their teachers. The findings of the studies reviewed cited indicate that: (a) the impact of inclusion programs on the academic performance and social development of students with disabilities has been mixed; (b) the placement of students without disabilities in inclusion programs does not appear to interfere with their academic performance and has several social benefits for these students; and (c) teachers' responses to inclusion programs are complex, are shaped by multiple variables, and change over time. The implications of the findings for students and educators involved in inclusion programs as well as the limitations of the studies cited are discussed.
403 citations
TL;DR: Results indicate that teens receiving PEERS significantly improved their social skills knowledge, social responsiveness, and overall social skills in the areas of social communication, social cognition, social awareness, social motivation, assertion, cooperation, and responsibility, while decreasing autistic mannerisms and increasing the frequency of peer interactions.
Abstract: The present study examines the efficacy and durability of the PEERS Program, a parent-assisted social skills group intervention for high-functioning adolescents with ASD. Results indicate that teens receiving PEERS significantly improved their social skills knowledge, social responsiveness, and overall social skills in the areas of social communication, social cognition, social awareness, social motivation, assertion, cooperation, and responsibility, while decreasing autistic mannerisms and increasing the frequency of peer interactions. Independent teacher ratings revealed significant improvement in social skills and assertion from pre-test to follow-up assessment. Examination of durability of improvement revealed maintenance of gains in nearly all domains with additional treatment gains at a 14-week follow-up assessment.
403 citations
30 Nov 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a critical analysis of social investment ideas and policies and open up for discussion many of Europe's most pressing concerns, such as an aging population, the current economic crisis, and environmental issues, and whether social investment can provide adequate responses to these challenges.
Abstract: Since the late 1990s, new strategies concerning the role and shape of welfare states have been formulated, many of which are guided by a logic of social investment. This book maps out this new perspective and assesses both its achievements and shortcomings. In doing so, it provides a critical analysis of social investment ideas and policies and opens up for discussion many of Europe’s most pressing concerns—such as an aging population, the current economic crisis, and environmental issues— and whether social investment can provide adequate responses to these challenges. (Resume editeur)
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