Everri, Marina, Franchomme, Laura and Gandini, Raffaella (2011) Families and disability: being resilient together. An exploratory research on the reciprocal representations of families and educators. Rivista di studi familiari, 16 (2). pp. 73-89. ISSN 2282-2011
Abstract
This article presents a qualitative research intended to explore the characteristics of the relationship between educators of educational/rehabilitation services, children with disability and their family members. Specifically, we considered: (a) the educators’ implicit theories, or representations, of families with a child with disability and their effect on the educators’ professional practices, (b) the family representations of the educational/rehabilitation services and (c) the processes of resilience activated to cope with the disability. Twenty-two educators participated in three focus groups, and three families with a child with disability (age range: 9-15) were interviewed and video-recorded in their homes. Results show a partial overlap between educators’ and families’ representations. Implications for the development of a participatory and co-evolutionary approach that strengthen the resilience of families and their children with disability are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://journals.padovauniversitypress.it/ijfs/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Universita degli Studi di Padova |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Sets: | Departments > Social Psychology Departments > Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2016 12:31 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/65228/ |
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