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Changing student teachers' attitudes towards disability and inclusion
- Author:
- CUSKELLY Monica
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(4), December 2003, pp.369-379.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
A total of 274 preservice teacher education students were surveyed at the beginning and end of a one-semester unit on Human Development and Education which combined formal instruction with structured fieldwork experiences. The latter included interviewing community members regarding their knowledge of Down syndrome and opinions on inclusive education, and writing an associated report. At the end of semester, not only had student teachers acquired more accurate knowledge of Down syndrome, together with more positive attitudes towards the inclusive education of children with Down syndrome, but their attitudes towards disability in general had also changed, and they reported greater ease when interacting with people with disabilities. The study illustrated the value of combining information-based instruction with structured fieldwork experiences in changing attitudes towards disability and inclusion. It also demonstrated that raising awareness of one disability may lead to changes in attitudes towards disability in general.
Patterns of ageing in 30–35-Year-olds with Down's Syndrome
- Author:
- CARR Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16(1), March 2003, pp.29-40.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A population sample with Down's syndrome which had been studied repeatedly since infancy, was then followed up again at age 35 years. Intelligence, language, reading and arithmetic were tested and daily living skills were assessed. Two memory tests, the Rivermead Behaviour Memory Test and Oliver and Crayton's Dementia Battery were given at age 30 years and again at age 35 years. Results from all the tests used showed little change from those found at 21 and/or 30 years.
Down syndrome: visions for the 21st century
- Editors:
- COHEN William, et al
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Liss
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 473p.,biblogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Survey of the clinical, educational, developmental, psychosocial, and transitional issues relevant to people with Down syndrome. Controversial topics of alternative and nonconventional therapies are included alongside the best practices of experts in the fields of family support, supported living, and life in the community. It also discusses issues of sexuality, inclusion, transition into adulthood, and legislation and features a discussion of the implications of the Human Genome Project and the sequencing of chromosome 21.
With the benefit of hindsight: a mother's reflections on raising a child with Down Syndrome
- Authors:
- MAXWELL Virginia, BARR Owen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 7(1), March 2003, pp.51-64.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Learning disability services worldwide increasingly recognize people with learning disabilities as family members and aim to provide effective support which facilitates family cohesion. However, some professionals still hold stereotypical views about families within a pathological model and as being 'in need'. This article outlines one mother's reflections on her experience of raising a child with Down Syndrome, how his presence impacted on the family, and how she as a person changed as a result. The focus is on how the mother feels as a person, and how she has grown throughout all the sadness she has had to face. The article may help professionals to understand family life from a mother's perspective when a child has learning disabilities, and to recognize the importance of effective listening, ongoing coordinated support, and learning to work in partnership.
Down syndrome across the lifespan
- Editors:
- CUSKELLY Monica, JOBLING Anne, BUCKLEY Susan
- Publisher:
- Down's Syndrome Educational Trust
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 219p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book argues that living with Down syndrome is a positive experience for the majority of children and adults and for their families. Although there are difficulties to be faced, the quality of life from infancy to old age is more determined by the quality of health care, education and social inclusion than by the developmental difficulties that are associated with Down Syndrome.