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ERIC Number: EJ1355307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4764
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Perspectives on Disabilities in Sierra Leone
Morin, Kristi L.; Tomaszewski, Brianne R.; Bauer, Kathleen; Blasko, Alyssa M.; Enriquez, Grace B.; Tasik, Emily J.; Mehta, Khanjan
Journal of Special Education, v56 n3 p146-157 Nov 2022
Most disability research originates from high-income countries, masking important cultural variability in how disability is conceptualized. Through 199 interviews with people living in Sierra Leone, we investigated the following research questions: (1) What are the experiences of community members with people with disabilities? (2) What employment options or other resources are available for people with disabilities? (3) How do community members perceive people with disabilities? We used a mixed-method approach to data analysis by quantitizing the qualitative responses to further examine whether participants' responses differed by urbanicity, age, or level of education. The results of this study provide insight into how disability is understood in a low-income country and reveal important directions for future research.
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sierra Leone
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