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Giesbers, Sanne A. H.; Tournier, Tess; Hendriks, Lex; Hastings, Richard P.; Jahoda, Andrew; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Informal supportive networks of individuals with intellectual disability have become increasingly important. The aim of this paper is to describe how the Family Network Method--Intellectual Disability (FNM-ID) offers a way to gather the perspective of people with mild intellectual disability on their family support. Method: The FNM is…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Social Networks, Network Analysis, Family Programs
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Buthelezi, Nomthandazo; Maseko, Nonhlanhla – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2023
Family support is essential for academic success and the creation of resilient learners. Support is a complex and contested terrain that is variously described based on disparate philosophical lenses through which it is viewed. It cannot be denied that learners are bound to encounter several challenges during their educational expedition that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Mild Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs
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Kleefman, Marijke; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Jansen, Daniëlle E. M. C. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: Raising children with borderline to mild intellectual disability (BMID) and psychosocial problems may yield a strong need for support among parents, but evidence for this is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of need for parenting support in this population, and the child and parent characteristics that…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Mild Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Parent Child Relationship