Mentoring

Paths to leisure physical activity among adults with intellectual disabilities: self-efficacy and social support.

October 1, 2008
BY: Peterson JJ, Lowe JB, Peterson NA, Nothwehr FK, Janz KF, Lobas JG. Oregon Health and Science University, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. peterjan@ohsu.edu Am J Health Promot. 2008 Sep-Oct;23(1):35-42.

PURPOSE: This study tested a path model that included perceptions of social support and self-efficacy for leisure physical activity and leisure physical activity participation among adults with intellectual disabilities. DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used. Data was collected via oral interview. SETTING: Community-based group, supported-living settings in one Midwestern state. SAMPLE: A total of 152… Read More »»

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Mentoring Research: Youth Mentoring

September 1, 2008

Creating an e-mentoring community. Burgstahler S. National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, 6 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel: 612-624-2097; Fax: 612-624-9344; e-mail: ncset@umn.edu; Web site: http://www.ncset.org  Information Brief of the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET). … Read More »»

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Minority Research: Workplace Support

January 1, 2008

An exploration of social support as a factor in the return-to-work process. Lysaght RM, Larmour-Trode S.  Queen’s University, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. lysaght@post.queensu.ca Work. 2008;30(3):255-66. Despite evidence that inter-personal relationships are important in human resource management, little is understood about the nature of workplace social support in a disability context, or what… Read More »»

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Promoting friendship through best buddies: a national survey of college program participants.

February 1, 2006
BY: Hardman ML, Clark C. Department of Special Education, 1705 E. Campus Center Dr., Rm. 221, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. hardman@ed.utah.edu Ment Retard. 2006 Feb;44(1):56-63.

Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through one-to-one friendships with individuals without disabilities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with Best Buddies College Program participants located within the United States. Survey findings suggest that college students and people with intellectual disabilities benefited from participation… Read More »»

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