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Centres for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Attendees' Perceptions of Benefit
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Gajewska, Urszula; Trigg, Richard – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Day and community learning centres aim to provide intellectually disabled (ID) people with social support, life skills and greater control over their lives. However, there is little research exploring the benefits of attendance from the perspective of attendees and whether these goals are met. Materials and methods: Unstructured…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Intellectual Disability, Grounded Theory, Social Support Groups
The Process of Perceiving Stigmatization: Perspectives from Taiwanese Young People with Intellectual Disability
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Chen, Chih-Hsuan; Shu, Bih-Ching – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: There is a dearth of studies about the causes of stigmatization in people with intellectual disability. This study is aimed at gaining an understanding of how feelings of stigmatization are formed and perceived among young people with intellectual disability in Taiwanese cultural and social contexts. Materials and Methods: Fourteen…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Mental Retardation, Young Adults, Foreign Countries
Changing Selves: A Grounded Theory Account of Belonging to a Self-Advocacy Group for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Beart, Suzie; Hardy, Gillian; Buchan, Linda – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Purpose: To explore the experience of belonging to a self-advocacy group for people with intellectual disabilities, and how membership of such a group impacts on individual members. Methods: Eight people with intellectual disabilities, who belonged to a self-advocacy group for at least 6 months, were interviewed about their experiences of…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Group Membership, Mental Retardation, Self Advocacy