Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome

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Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome

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The aim of this thesis is to identify what wellbeing means for children and young people with a disability and the factors that influence wellbeing in the home, school, and the community. The research was carried out through consecutive interviews that captured children’s voice through the methods of visual sociology. Grounded theory was the basis for the analysis which produced rich data to describe the lives of these young people with Down syndrome. In addition, interviews were undertaken w...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2019

Creator

Kirk, Maree Louise

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13841

Related subjects

Wellbeing / Disability / Down syndrome / Visual sociology / Grounded theory / Youth voice / Photo voice / Social inclusion / Early intervention / Capability model / STPDS

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