Self-determination and people with intellectual disability: a construct analysis from a professional perspective

Vicente Sánchez, Eva ; Coma-Roselló, Teresa (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Mumbardó-Adam, Cristina ; Simó-Pinatella, David

Resumen: Research in the field of disability have stressed self-determination as a key construct, both at the individual level, because of its impact on quality of life, and at the organisational level, as it stands as a fundamental concept for programmes and services design. As the construct comprehension and attributed importance may influence professionals’ practices, this study aims to explore professionals’ beliefs and knowledge about self-determination, and align them with the newest theoretical framework. Four discussion groups were held with professionals (teachers and educators working with adults) that were analysed through thematic analysis, obtaining a total of 21 indicators. Results indicate that professionals are familiar with many of the more specific self-determination components. Professionals comprehension of the construct is fairly aligned with the newest theoretical framework, although greater abstraction is needed to embrace the whole model complexity. Finally, the implications raising how professionals’ perspectives contribute to the promotion of self-determination of people with intellectual disability are discussed, and future lines of research are outlined.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2020.1735625

Año: 2022

Publicado en: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION 69, 3 (2022), 822-836
ISSN: 1034-912X

Factor impacto JCR: 1.1 (2022)

Categ. JCR: REHABILITATION rank: 65 / 73 = 0.89 (2022) - Q4 - T3
Categ. JCR: EDUCATION, SPECIAL rank: 37 / 43 = 0.86 (2022) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 2.2 - Social Sciences (Q2) - Health Professions (Q2) - Psychology (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.353 - Health Professions (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Health (social science) (Q3) - Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q3) - Education (Q3)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/PSI2016-75826-P

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Teoría e Histª. Educación (Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación)