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Norwegian Teachers' Efforts in Preparing Students with Mild Intellectual Disability for Working Life
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten; Garrels, Veerle – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
People with intellectual disability are only marginally represented in the labour market, and research has identified several school-related barriers to their labour market participation. This study uses a qualitative method triangulation with eight teacher interviews and nine individualised educational plans (IEPs) to explore how teachers prepare…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Teacher Role, Job Skills
Which Success Factors Do Young Adults with Mild Intellectual Disability Highlight in Their School-Work Transition?
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten; Garrels, Veerle – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
This study examined which success factors young adults with mild intellectual disability highlight in their school-work transition. The study was based on qualitative interviews with ten young adults with intellectual disability who obtained competitive employment after upper secondary school. A thematic, structural analysis was conducted to…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Young Adults, Adjustment (to Environment), Individual Characteristics
Qualities in Friendship--Within an Outside Perspective--Definitions Expressed by Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This study examined how adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities define qualities of friendship and discussed the extent to which these definitions adhere to established definitions of close friendship. Materials and Methods: The study was based on qualitative interviews with 11 adolescents in secondary school. The interviews…
Descriptors: Friendship, Mild Intellectual Disability, Adolescents, Qualitative Research
Significance of Friendship for Quality of Life in Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disability: A Parental Perspective
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: The present study examined how parents assess the significance of friendship for quality of life in adolescents with mild intellectual disability. Method: The study was based on qualitative semistructured interviews with 6 mothers. A thematic structural analysis was used to identify the themes. Results: The mothers compared their…
Descriptors: Friendship, Quality of Life, Mild Intellectual Disability, Adolescents
The Role of Special Education Teachers in Facilitating Peer Relationships among Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities in Lower Secondary School
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Students with intellectual disabilities may lack sufficiently developed skills to initiate qualitatively good social interactions; thus, they might be in need of assistance. This study examined special education teachers' role in facilitating peer relationships among students with mild intellectual disabilities in a mainstream school…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Special Education Teachers, Peer Relationship, Mild Intellectual Disability
Characteristic Interviews, Different Strategies: Methodological Challenges in Qualitative Interviewing among Respondents with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Conducting qualitative research interviews among individuals with intellectual disabilities, including cognitive limitations and difficulties in communication, presents particular research challenges. One question is whether the difficulties that informants encounter affect interviews to such an extent that the validity of the results is weakened.…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Interviews, Qualitative Research, Informed Consent
Successful Inclusion of Adolescent Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities--Conditions and Challenges within a Mainstream School Context
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Sigstad, Hanne Marie Høybråten – International Journal of Special Education, 2017
The present study examined the conditions and challenges of successfully including adolescent students with mild intellectual disabilities within a mainstream school context. The study was based on qualitative interviews with nine special education teachers who worked in special education groups in lower secondary schools. A thematic structural…
Descriptors: Success, Inclusion, Adolescents, Mild Intellectual Disability