"I Like to Play with My Friends": Children with Spina Bifida and Belonging in Uganda.

Autor/inn/en	Bannink, Femke; Idro, Richard; Hove, Geert van
Titel	"I Like to Play with My Friends": Children with Spina Bifida and Belonging in Uganda.
Quelle	In: Social Inclusion, 4 (2016) 1, S. 127-141 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2183-2803
DOI	10.17645/si.v4i1.630
Schlagwörter	Integrative Pädagogik; Kultur; Freundschaft; Soziale Beziehung; Soziale Integration; Soziale Norm; Familie; Kind; Schule; Unterricht; Entwicklungsland; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Stigmatisierung; Behinderung; Exklusion; Afrika; Uganda
Abstract	This paper describes experiences of living and belonging from the perspectives of Ugandan children with spina bifida and their siblings and parents. We explored belonging at micro, meso and macro level taking into consideration African Childhood Disability Studies, central concepts of family, cultural conceptions of disability, poverty, and the notion of 'ubuntu', and using child-friendly culturally adjusted interview methods including play. Whilst children with spina bifida had a strong sense of belonging at household level, they experienced more difficulties engaging in larger social networks, including school. Poverty and stigma were important barriers to inclusion. We propose strengthening the network at family level, where the environment is more enabling for the children to find a place of belonging and support, and expanding investment and awareness at community and national level. (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2020/3