Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary School
This study explores the personal characteristics that influence the establishment of friendships among seven students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and fellow students in primary school. Students using AAC, fellow students, parents, and school staff were interviewed about...
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| description | This study explores the personal characteristics that influence the establishment of friendships among seven students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and fellow students in primary school. Students using AAC, fellow students, parents, and school staff were interviewed about how the students established friendships at school. The results revealed that students using AAC and fellow students exerted agency in friendship establishment by showing clear preferences for people and activities. Fellow students reported a larger number of personal as well as interactional qualifiers for friendship than students who used AAC. Implications of the findings are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a994f4cd954c41788b6e037ad29674c62023-08-02T04:32:59ZengStockholm University PressScandinavian Journal of Disability Research1501-74191745-30112018-02-012019210110.16993/sjdr.51479Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary SchoolJørn Østvik0Borgunn Ytterhus1Susan Balandin2Department of Social Work and Health Science, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 TrondheimDepartment of Social Work and Health Science, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 TrondheimSchool of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, VictoriaThis study explores the personal characteristics that influence the establishment of friendships among seven students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and fellow students in primary school. Students using AAC, fellow students, parents, and school staff were interviewed about how the students established friendships at school. The results revealed that students using AAC and fellow students exerted agency in friendship establishment by showing clear preferences for people and activities. Fellow students reported a larger number of personal as well as interactional qualifiers for friendship than students who used AAC. Implications of the findings are discussed.https://www.sjdr.se/articles/51friendship establishmentChildrenAugmentative and alternative communication (AAC)AgencySchool |
| spellingShingle | Jørn Østvik Borgunn Ytterhus Susan Balandin Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary School Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research friendship establishment Children Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) Agency School |
| title | Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary School |
| title_full | Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary School |
| title_fullStr | Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary School |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary School |
| title_short | Gateways to Friendships among Students who use AAC in Mainstream Primary School |
| title_sort | gateways to friendships among students who use aac in mainstream primary school |
| topic | friendship establishment Children Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) Agency School |
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