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Johnson, Hilary; Douglas, Jacinta; Bigby, Christine; Iacono, Teresa – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: People with severe intellectual disability have limited communication skills, small social networks, and may experience isolation. Little is known about how interactions occur with social network members and the role of social support. Method: An adult with a severe intellectual disability was observed in her daily environments. Her…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Mental Retardation, Social Networks, Communication Skills
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Betts, Julia – International Journal of Educational Development, 2003
This paper discusses some of the ways in which "low participation" in a Central American adult literacy project, often attributed by planners to "barriers" to or "lack of motivation" for literacy, revealed through ethnographic fieldwork a complex story of resistance and co-option. People engaged with literacy and the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Latin Americans