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The education and employment of disabled young people
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Developing positive aspirations is a key factor in securing good educational and occupational outcomes, and an important component of autonomy. This study compared the aspirations of young disabled and non-disabled people, and examined the extent to which those aspirations were achieved.
The education and employment of disabled young people: frustrated ambition
- Author:
- BURCHARDT Tania
- Publisher:
- Policy Press; Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 57p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Developing positive aspirations is a key factor in securing good educational and occupational outcomes, and an important component of autonomy. This study compared the aspirations of young disabled and non-disabled people, and examined the extent to which those aspirations were achieved.
Career success of disabled high-flyers
- Author:
- SHAH Sonali
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 208p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book challenges the assumption that disabled employees are a homogenous group and discusses important questions such as: What is disability? How do people with physical impairments define success? Does gender impact in the same way on disabled and non-disabled people's careers? Drawing on in-depth case studies of thirty-one disabled adults who have been successful in their careers, this book suggests that individual traits and patterns of behaviour are key factors in career success, and shows that it is often society rather than impairment that hinders professional progression. Providing role models and valuable insights for young career-minded disabled people, it will also help inform policy and practice in education and training about disability and equality in schools, employment, and society in general.
The earlier the better
- Author:
- FLOOD Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 18.05.05, 2005, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
The range and number of agencies involved with disabled children can be confusing. Looks at the Early Support Programme which supports local education, health and social services departments to deliver integrated services to children under three with disabilities. Early Support is funded by the Sure Start Unit, with support from the health and education departments.
Educating children with visual impairments in rural South India: examining maternal belief profiles
- Author:
- JACOB Namita
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(3), May 2005, pp.277-291.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Mothers of young children with visual impairments in rural Tamil Nadu, India, were interviewed to form an understanding of the belief contexts that surround their attitude to accessing education for their children. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used in analysis. Descriptive discriminant analysis was used to create belief profiles useful in understanding mothers’ engagement in their child’s education. The belief profiles obtained incorporated mothers’ expectations concerning the child’s education, work, and marriage, and their feelings of control over their child’s future, highlighting the importance of placing beliefs themselves in a larger ideological context.