The potential for inclusion : young people with learning disabilities experiences of social inclusion as they make the transition from childhood to adulthood
MacIntyre, Gillian (2014) The potential for inclusion : young people with learning disabilities experiences of social inclusion as they make the transition from childhood to adulthood. Journal of Youth Studies, 17 (7). pp. 857-871. ISSN 1367-6261
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Young people with learning disabilities have occupied a marginalised position within discussions around the transition from childhood to adulthood and this is reflected in their absence from the mainstream literature on the subject. The same can be said of their position in relation to debates around citizenship status and again, they have not been considered to the same extent as other groups of young people. This paper aims to redress this balance by exploring the experiences of a group of 20 young people as they negotiated this period of transition. It is hoped that providing an account of some of their experiences will increase our understanding of citizenship and the potential for inclusion not only for young people with learning disabilities but also for other marginalised groups of young people. The paper focuses in particular on young people's experiences of further education, training and employment and highlights the ways in which they negotiate (or not) a range of barriers and challenging situations.
Author(s): | MacIntyre, Gillian ![]() | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 49639 |
Keywords: | citizenship, disabilities , exclusion, transitions, not in education, Social pathology. Social and public welfare, Sociology and Political Science, Social Sciences(all), Life-span and Life-course Studies |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
Department: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 07 Oct 2014 08:35 |
Last modified: | 25 Jun 2019 11:01 |
URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/49639 |
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