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Kiyak, H. Asuman – 1979
The relationship between age and residential factors in environmental preference was investigated by measuring the degree to which recently institutionalized elderly adapted to the new environment. Their needs and preferences for environmental qualities of stiumulation, order and privacy were assessed and compared with a matched sample of older…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Environmental Influences
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Direct linkBigby, Christine – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
The closure of institutions and relocation of people with intellectual disabilities to community living has been the focus of many nations' intellectual disability policies in the past three decades. The author studied the relocation of 58 people from a large institution to 11 small group homes in several Australian communities. Organizational…
Descriptors: Community Development, Employment Practices, Privatization, Mental Retardation
