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ERIC Number: EJ667954
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1034-912X
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Envisioning the Future without the Social Alienation of Difference.
O'Brien, Patricia
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v50 n1 p17-38 Mar 2003
This article discusses the implications of a follow-up study of 56 people who had lived on average for 22 years in an institution. The study found the majority had made few community connections eight years after leaving the institution. The concept of social alienation of difference is explored. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Alienation, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Citizen Participation, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Disabilities, Followup Studies, Social Integration, Social Isolation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Celebrating the Past: Envisioning the Future.