Theoretical perspectives and childhood participation
The concept of participation is at the centre of the concerns of those occupied with issues of disability. Although commonly used, it is seldom well defined and is conceptualized in different ways by different authors. This paper explores participation by juxtaposing conceptual frameworks of disabil...
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2009-04-01
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| author | Snaefridur Thora Egilson Rannveig Traustadóttir |
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| description | The concept of participation is at the centre of the concerns of those occupied with issues of disability. Although commonly used, it is seldom well defined and is conceptualized in different ways by different authors. This paper explores participation by juxtaposing conceptual frameworks of disability and the results of a recent study of school participation of disabled children. We start by outlining important conceptual frameworks in understanding disability, such as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and social perspectives. We then present the study results which reveal participation as a complex interaction between the child and his or her environment where individual aspects interact with contextual requirements of different school settings. Viewed from the findings of this study none of the theoretical perspectives considered entails the level of complexity that is necessary to understand all the aspects of participation of the disabled children in their school environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5eb874f88f041ee88ef8d9e44e447cf2023-09-02T19:21:18ZengStockholm University PressScandinavian Journal of Disability Research1501-74191745-30112009-04-01111516310.1080/15017410802461970255Theoretical perspectives and childhood participationSnaefridur Thora Egilson0Rannveig Traustadóttir1Occupational Therapy Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, IcelandCentre for Disability Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, IcelandThe concept of participation is at the centre of the concerns of those occupied with issues of disability. Although commonly used, it is seldom well defined and is conceptualized in different ways by different authors. This paper explores participation by juxtaposing conceptual frameworks of disability and the results of a recent study of school participation of disabled children. We start by outlining important conceptual frameworks in understanding disability, such as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and social perspectives. We then present the study results which reveal participation as a complex interaction between the child and his or her environment where individual aspects interact with contextual requirements of different school settings. Viewed from the findings of this study none of the theoretical perspectives considered entails the level of complexity that is necessary to understand all the aspects of participation of the disabled children in their school environment.https://www.sjdr.se/articles/326participationchildhooddisability theoryICF |
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| title | Theoretical perspectives and childhood participation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Theoretical perspectives and childhood participation |
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| topic | participation childhood disability theory ICF |
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