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Workplace Culture Analysis where People with Intellectual Disabilities Work: A Case Study Approach
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Fillary, Rose; Pernice, Regina – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2005
Background: Research evidence suggests that investigation of workplace culture assists in enhancing social inclusion of and job retention by people with intellectual disability. Method: This research explored the potential of using Hagner's (2000) "Workplace Culture Survey" to identify inclusive characteristics of eight New Zealand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Work Environment, Social Integration
Handling Small Talk at Work: Challenges for Workers with Intellectual Disabilities.
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Holmes, Janet; Fillary, Rose – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2000
This study analyzed tape-recorded workplace small talk collected in New Zealand workplaces, including workplaces employing workers with intellectual disabilities. The topics, the distributional patterns, and the functions of small talk are described, and aspects of the management of small talk which may present problems to workers with…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Employment, Foreign Countries