Parent views on education and daily living concerns for children with mental handicaps

Autor: B. Adams, K. Waggoner, L. Wilgosh
Rok vydání: 1988
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Zdroj: Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 14:255-259
ISSN: 0726-3864
DOI: 10.1080/07263868800033421
Popis: The paper presents an overview of the findings of several studies of families of children with mild to severe mental handicaps. Using a qualitative methodology, parent volunteers were asked to describe what it has been like parenting a child with a handicap, and were allowed to tell their own story with minimal direction or probing. All interviews were tape-recorded and parents were assured of confidentiality. Data were analyzed in terms of the dominant themes related to parent concerns; central concerns in education and daily living are presented and comparisons made of common and unique themes related to severity of the handicapping conditions.
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