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Becoming a Mentor: The Impact of Training and the Experience of Mentoring University Students on the Autism Spectrum by Hamilton, Josette, Stevens, Gillian, Girdler, Sonya

“…While it is widely recognised that the number of young adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disoders (ASD) is increasing, there is currently limited…”
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The Age-Length-Onset Problem in Research on Second Language Acquisition Among Immigrants by Stevens, Gillian

“…Studies investigating the possible effects of age at immigration (a proxy for age at onset of second language learning) on second language acquisition among…”
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Intrafamilial Adolescent Sex Offenders' Response to Psychological Treatment by Halse, Andrea, Grant, Jan, Thornton, Jenny, Indermaur, Dave, Stevens, Gillian, Chamarette, Christabel

“…This qualitative study examined perceptions of a community-based treatment program for intrafamilial adolescent sexual offenders, from the perspective of the…”
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DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND CRIME IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA by Stevens, Gillian, Hartnagel, Timothy, Odynak, Dave, Brazil, Jasmine

“…We present forecasts of crime rates in the Province of Alberta, Canada for the decade 2010 to 2020. The results suggest that rates of all types of crime in the…”
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Trajectories of English Acquisition among Foreign-born Spanish-Language Children in the United States by Stevens, Gillian

“…The rapidity with which immigrant children learn the dominant language of their country of residence has important short-term and long-term consequences for…”
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Maintaining one language while learning another: Moroccan children in Belgium by Dekeyser, Graziela, Stevens, Gillian

“…Whether children in migrant households maintain proficiency in their heritage language (HL) may affect their attachment to their cultural heritage, while the…”
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Trajectories of English Acquisition among Foreign-bornSpanish-Language Children in the United States by Stevens, Gillian

“…The rapidity with which immigrant children learn the dominant language of theircountry of residence has important short-term and long-term consequences…”
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Intrafamilial adolescent sex offenders: Family functioning and treatment by Thornton, Jennifer A, Stevens, Gillian, Grant, Jan, Indermaur, David, Chamarette, Christabel, Halse, Andrea

“…This paper examines the families of intrafamilial adolescent sex offenders attending a community-based treatment program. Qualitative and quantitative data…”
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Barriers to and facilitators of South Asian immigrant adolescents' access to sexual and reproductive health services in Canada: A qualitative study by Meherali, Salima, Salami, Bukola, Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomina, Vallianatos, Helen, Stevens, Gillian

“…Data on immigrant access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in Canada typically focus on adult populations generally but not adolescents…”
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The British Journal of Sociology in the 1980s: a decade of eclecticism by Stevens, Gillian

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How Changes in Sending Countries Influenced Patterns of Interracial Families Through Intercountry Adoption by Ishizawa, Hiromi, Kubo, Kazuyo, Stevens, Gillian

“…The racial characteristics of children adopted from abroad by American parents have fluctuated sharply over time in response to changing legislation and…”
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Who Arrived First? The Timing of Arrival among Young Immigrant Wives and Husbands by Ishizawa, Hiromi, Stevens, Gillian

“…The strongest predictor of immigrants' adaptation to the American context is the length of time that they have lived in the United States. Scholars often…”
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A DM1 patient with CCG variant repeats: Reaching the diagnosis by Cumming, Sarah A., Oliwa, Agata, Stevens, Gillian, Ballantyne, Bob, Mann, Cameron, Razvi, Saif, Longman, Cheryl, Monckton, Darren G., Farrugia, Maria Elena

“…•Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the commonest inherited muscle disorder.•Triplet-primed PCR can be normal in myotonic dystrophy with variant repeats.•Myotonic…”
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Variation Among Siblings in the Use of a Non–English Language by Stevens, Gillian, Ishizawa, Hiromi

“…As the concept of “mother-tongue shift,” which explicitly compares the first languages learned and spoken by parents and their children, suggests, the language…”
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Action learning: cultural differences by Stevens, Gillian, de Vera, Manuel

“…The article describes the experience of forming a set in a higher education institution and offers some observations and insights gained from the perspectives…”
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Age at immigration and second language proficiency among foreign-born adults by STEVENS, GILLIAN

“…Sociologists typically assume that immigrants' acquisition of English as a second language follows the opportunities and motivations to become proficient in…”
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Marrying into the American Population: Pathways into Cross-Nativity Marriages by Stevens, Gillian, Ishizawa, Hiromi, Escandell, Xavier

“…Cross-nativity marriages have been a neglected dimension of intermarriage patterns in the U.S., although they provide a vehicle for the easy social and…”
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Marrying into the American population: pathways into cross&#8208 ;nativity marriages by Stevens, Gillian, Ishizawa, Hiromi, Escandell, Xavier

“…Cross-nativity marriages have been a neglected dimension of intermarriage patterns in the U.S., although they provide a vehicle for the easy social and…”
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Using Census Data to Test the Critical-Period Hypothesis for Second-Language Acquisition by Stevens, Gillian

“…Stevens comments on Hakuta et al's use of 1990 US Census data to test the critical-period hypothesis in second-language learning. Their analysis failed to…”
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What Is Helpful to Adolescents Who Have a Parent Diagnosed with Cancer? by Maynard, Amanda, Patterson, Pandora, McDonald, Fiona E. J., Stevens, Gillian

“…This research sought to identify what has been helpful for young people who have a parent diagnosed with cancer. Semistructured telephone interviews were…”
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