Snapshots of Life: Perspectives of School-Aged Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Dyches, Tina Taylor; Cichella, Elizabeth; Olsen, Susanne Frost; Mandleco, Barbara
Titel	Snapshots of Life: Perspectives of School-Aged Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 29 (2004) 3, S.172-182 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-7969
Schlagwörter	Developmental Disabilities; Children; Attitude Measures; Quality of Life; Photography; Family Relationship; Friendship; Peer Relationship; Self Determination; Research Methodology; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Entwicklungsstörung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Lebensqualität; Fotografie; Freundschaft; Peer-Beziehungen; Selbstbestimmung; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	The perspective of children with developmental disabilities regarding what is important is not fully understood due to limited means by which accurate data are collected. Many researchers rely upon teachers, parents, and siblings to provide information regarding the lives of children with developmental disabilities. This study differs from most because primary informants were 15 school-aged individuals with disabilities who took snapshots of that which they reported to be important to them. Their ability to take pictures was examined and themes were determined through content analysis. Results indicate these participants can take usable snapshots, which frequently focus on family; other themes of the photographs included friends, objects, and buildings. This preliminary study suggests that photography may be one way to allow students with developmental disabilities to contribute information regarding what they value in their lives. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10