OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Disability Development and Education is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring Self-Determination and Recreational Sports Participation for Adolescents with Disabilities: A Preliminary Report	25
Humour Comprehension of Chinese Adolescents with and without Dyslexia	18
Caregiving Challenges, Service Needs, Impact and Future Care for Autism in Uganda	15
Positive Youth Development Program for Adolescents with Disabilities: A Pragmatic Trial	15
Is Physical Activity Good Medicine for Children and Youth with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Which Aspects Could Influence Outcomes? an Umbrella Review	14
Emirati Student Attitudes Toward People with Intellectual Disabilities	11
Bibliometric and Content Analyses of Articles Related to Science Education for Special Education Students	10
Storylines and Positions Theory As a Tool to Identify How Young People Conceptualise Their Positions of Living with ADHD	9
The Coping Strategies After a Resilience Intervention Programme: A Randomised Controlled Trial Among Adolescent Students with Hearing Loss	9
Global Research Evidence on Anxiety and Intellectual Disability: A Bibliometric Analysis	9
Classroom Climate, Teacher Support and Self-Agency: Perceptions of Students with and without Disabilities	9
Social Competence and Mental Health Among Students with Disabilities in Ethiopian Universities: The Mediating Role of Social Support	8
Profiles of Teachers’ Work Engagement in Special Education: The Impact of Burnout and Job Satisfaction	8
Understanding How Self-Determination Affects the Quality of Life of Young People with Intellectual Disability	7
Barriers to Physical Activity for Australian Students with Vision Impairment	7
Strategies to Facilitate Social Interaction with Adults with Congenital Deafblindness: Communication Partner’s Perceptions	7
Gender– Based Parenting of Children with Disabilities in Emirati Families: Exploring the Experiences of Mothers	7
How Children with and without Hearing Loss Describe Audiovisual Content	7
Improving Social-Emotional and Life Skills of Young People with Complex Additional Needs Through ‘Outward Bound’ Residential Trips	6
Profiles of Teaching Assistants’ Role Performance in Chinese Elementary Schools: A Person-Centred Approach	6
Persons with Disabilities Living in Rural Areas of Bangladesh: An Exploration of Their Mental Health and Experiences in Accessing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Echolalia in Autism: A Scoping Review	6
The Impact of the COVID-19 Related School Closure on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Children with SEN and Their Parents in Algeria	6
Construction and Content Validity Evidences of Coping Inventory for Brazilian Paralympic Athletes in Competition Situations	6
Inclusion and d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis	6

Measuring Environmental Factors and School Participation for Children with Disabilities	5
Adapted Physical Education Teaching Online During COVID-19: Experiences from the South of the United States	5
Piano Lessons: Fostering Theory of Mind in ASD Through Imitation	5
Creating Inclusive Classroom Environments: A Practitioner-Friendly Typology of Regular Classroom Teachers’ Responses to the Call	5
Caregivers of Children with Autism Are Better, Despite Their Poorer Memory, Completing Tasks of Daily Living	5
Challenges as Motivation for Growth in First-Year Students Living with Disability	5
Mastery Motivation from Early Childhood to Young Adulthood in a Sample of Individuals with Down Syndrome Using Parental Report	5
Social Media Use Training for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Pilot Study	5
Examining Acculturative Stress and Copings Among Korean Immigrant Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities	5
Flourishing Intervention: Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction in Hard-Of-Hearing Adolescents	4
Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices Towards Inclusive Education for Children with ADHD in Scotland: A Qualitative Investigation	4
Association between Motor and Language Skills Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review	4
Co-Designing Digital Assistive Technologies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Using Qualitative Approaches	4
Education of Children with Disabilities in Rural Indian Government Schools: A Long Road to Inclusion	4
Physician Assistant Autism Training: A Qualitative Study	4
The Challenges and Factors Facilitating the Inclusive Education Policy Implementation in Ghana: Policy Stakeholders’ Perspectives	4
The Effect of Peer Mentoring on Mentors Themselves: A Case Study of College Students	4
South African Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Working with Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities	4
Developmental Trajectories of Reading Ability in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities	4
Sensory Enhanced Interactive Storytelling Technique (SEIS-T): Supporting Active Communication Through Short, Multimodal Narratives	4
Teaching Requesting Skills to Children with Visual Impairment and Intellectual Disability by Using Picture Exchange Communication System Combined with Tangible Symbols	4
Social Robots for Joint Attention Development in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review	4
The Extent of Late Hiring in Special Education: A Report on the Greek Institution of Parallel Support	3
Instrument Validation: Chinese Version of Multidimensional Attitudes toward Preschool Inclusive Education Scale (MATPIES-C)	3
Examining the Practices of Preschool Teachers for the Engagement of Children with Autism	3
Involving Parents in Early Intervention: Therapists’ Experience of the Parent Child Relationally Informed-Early Intervention (PCRI-EI) Model of Practice	3
From Caregivers to Right Defenders: Experiences of Chinese Parents Accompanying Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Kindergartens	3
Understanding the Experiences of Families of Autistic Children When Participating in Relationship Development Intervention	3
Applying a Dance Pad and Proximity Switch Combined with Positive Reinforcement to Excite Children with Intellectual Disability to Jump in Situ: A Preliminary Study	3
Practitioners’ Perspectives on the Impact of Picture Exchange Communication System on Communication, Learning and Social Interaction of Children with Autism in the UAE	3
Self-Esteem of Higher Education Students with Mobility Impairments: The Impact of Social Support and Transition Skills	3
Primary School Teachers’ Approach to Problem Behaviour in Inclusive Classrooms in Turkey	3
Identifying Key Concepts in Ambassador Interventions for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Scoping Review	3
Prevalence of School-Based Extracurricular Sport and Physical Activity Participation among Children with Disabilities	3
Mindfulness and Inhibitory Control of Deaf Students: Evidence from China	3
Physical Disabilities and Subjective Wellbeing: A Comparison of Children Based on Boarding and Home Residency in South Africa	3
Combining Social Stories and Video Modelling for Teaching Mealtime Skills to Children with Intellectual Disability	3
Access and Use of Digital Information Resources by Students with Vision Impairment: Challenges, Prospects and Expected Role of Libraries	3
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Young Children’s Attitudes Towards Peers with Disabilities in South Korea and the United States	3
Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and Quality of Life Among Audiology Students	2
Levels of Psychological Burnout Among Female Special-Education Teachers Working with Children with Disabilities: A Comparative Study between Jordan and Qatar	2
The Role of Teacher Agency in Promoting Inclusion in a Chinese Primary School	2
A Study on the Translatability of the Developmental Assessment Report into the Individualized Education Plan in the Philippines	2
Effects on Function and Enjoyment of Aquatic Therapy in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study in a Special Education School	2
Agency for Inclusion: A Case Study of Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCos)	2
Special Education Directors and Special Education Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Serving Students with English Learner and Special Education Needs	2
Inclusive Teaching Online: Lessons Learned	2
Exploring the Impact of Students’ Number of Disabilities on Parent Expectations for Postsecondary Education	2
Preschool and Primary School Teachers’ Understanding and Awareness of Identifying and Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs in Singapore	2
Sensory Processing Abnormalities in School-Age Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders Are Associated With the Range of Learning Difficulties	2

Identifying Learning Concepts in Art Activities: Teaching Strategies for Inclusive Group Learning	2
The Effects of Principal Support on Teachers’ Professional Skills: The Mediating Role of School-Wide Inclusive Practices and Teacher Agency	2
The Effect of Chinese Special Education Teachers’ Competence on Their Occupational Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Resilience	2
Development of the Goal-Setting Challenge App: Engaging Users to Promote Self-Determination	2
Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Relation Based Early Intervention Program on Parent Outputs	2
Development and Validation of Self-Acceptance Scale for People with Physical Disabilities in Malaysia	2
Are Attitudes Towards Disability Different When We Refer to Children Versus Adults?	2
Involvement, Readiness for Primary Caregiving, Loneliness, and Self-Efficacy: A Comparison between Adult Sisters and Brothers of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	2
Doing and Talking: People with Intellectual Disabilities’ Handling of Challenges of Remote Communication	2
Teachers’ Self-Assessment Regarding the Teaching of Students with a Developmental Language Disorder	2
What Defines Inclusion in Higher Education Institutions? Validation of an Instrument Based on the ‘Index for Inclusion’	2
Curriculum Decision-Making for Students with Severe Intellectual Disabilities or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties	2