An Evaluation of a Community Living Initiative in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	Sheerin, Fintan; Griffiths, Colin; de Vries, Jan; Keenan, Paul
Titel	An Evaluation of a Community Living Initiative in Ireland
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 19 (2015) 3, S.266-281 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629515573679
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Intellectual Disability; Public Policy; Adults; Qualitative Research; Community; Place of Residence; Residential Institutions; Community Programs; Program Effectiveness; Semi Structured Interviews; Independent Living; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Qualitative Forschung; Wohnort; Wohnumgebung; Selbstverantwortung; Irland
Abstract	One of the central principles underpinning Irish intellectual disability policy is that of decongregation. Allied to this is the belief that life in community settings offers greater opportunities and richer experiences than does life in institutional settings. This study explores the experiences of a group of adults with intellectual disabilities who moved from residential settings to living units in the community. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, it considers the significance of that move for them and seeks to understand the extent to which their lives have changed. Whereas it emerges that this was a positive period in their lives, it is clear that a number of issues remain to be addressed and these provide useful information for similar developments in the future. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01