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Understanding Social and Professional Integration as an Adjustment Process: Contribution to a Theory of Coadaptation
Carrier, Suzanne
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v45 n1 p10-22 Feb 2007
This qualitative research was designed to understand how the social integration process in the workplace unfolds with adults who have intellectual disabilities. Participant observation and interviews permitted an in-depth examination of 10 integration situations within a company, with regard for the actions and perceptions of the stakeholders. Analyses revealed various intertwined processes, in which the focus persons and their colleagues together sought an optimal adjustment, or coadaptation, with support from a job coach. The study of these interactive processes led to the emergence of a theory of coadaptation, a process that defines and builds social and professional integration. This theoretical development revisits the interactive process within the socioecological perspective of disability and the concept of support and its assessment.
Descriptors: Social Integration, Qualitative Research, Participant Observation, Organizational Theories, Interaction Process Analysis, Organizational Climate, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Theories, Adult Programs, Interviews, Social Adjustment
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aamr.allenpress.com
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Language: English
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