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- Eriksson, Camilla, 1986-, et al.
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Digitalization of welfare organizations for persons with intellectual disabilities : between democratic ideals, legitimacy and institutional logics
- 2023
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Ingår i: Disability & Society. - : Routledge. - 0968-7599 .- 1360-0508.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Information and communication technology (ICT) and digital media are less accessible for persons with intellectual disability (ID) but are important for citizenship. The aim was to conceptualize officials understanding of ICT usage among people with ID, and to analyze the possible influence of this understanding on the provision of services for people with ID. A qualitative study was conducted, using semi-structured interviews with municipal officials and politicians in the disability service area. Thematic analyses were conducted. ICT use is understood as an arena for democratization. Findings also illustrate the tension between integrity and protection as well as between legal and moral aspects of digital transformation in service provision. This understanding of digitalization is permeated by an individualized approach but conditioned by organizational issues. Disability services can be understood as undergoing digital transformation where regulative and normative elements in this area need to be harmonized to facilitate digitalization successfully. Points of interest This study examines politicians’ and officials’ perceptions of the digitalization of intellectual disability services. This is important as it influences the possibility for persons with ID to be online. Digitalization is understood to enable democratization in terms of participation in decision-making, and social activities, and to ‘be a part of society’ but the support and structure to be online are under construction. The article suggests that the process of digitalization is also about the responsibility of its provision and use, laws, and of morals, and integrity.
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- Eriksson, Camilla, 1986-, et al.
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Ideals, governance and competencies : The complexity of implementing digitalisation in disability organisations
- 2024
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Ingår i: British Journal of Learning Disabilities. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1354-4187 .- 1468-3156. ; 52:1, s. 76-86
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Living in the digital era, young adults with intellectual disabilities use diverse digital products, the Internet, and social media in their daily lives. However, they may need support in digital undertakings as in other aspects of life. In a disability service context, staff are primary support providers but are restricted and guided by organisational goals and strategies. Previous research has shown that staff have dual roles as support providers and executors of organisational ambitions. This study analyses the motivations and prerequisites, as well as the obstacles to the implementation of digitalisation at a strategic level of disability services.Method: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with public officials and municipal politicians responsible for providing disability services. A thematic analysis was performed using a constructionist perspective.Findings: Three themes were identified: Intertwined ideals of digital infrastructures in disability contexts, culture of vertical governance, and developing competencies. These themes can be seen as pillars of the digitalisation of digital services at the organisation's strategic level. In addition to shedding light on specific issues, these themes reveal underlying issues relating to conceptions of support practices and organisational culture.Conclusion: Digitalisation is motivated by a desire to preserve the organisation's legitimacy and be a relevant service provider. Digital infrastructure is required for digitalisation but is lacking because of intertwined legal and moral issues. Digitalisation also appears to be hindered by organisational structures and organisational culture, whose impact greatly outweighs that of digital issues.
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- Gelfgren, Stefan, Docent, 1971-, et al.
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Social media and disability advocacy organizations : caught between hopes and realities
- 2022
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Ingår i: Disability & Society. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0968-7599 .- 1360-0508. ; 37:7, s. 1085-1106
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines the role of advocacy organizations and their use of social media within the field of disability in Sweden. How do the organizations negotiate digital media, and what are the (intentional or unintentional) consequences related to the use of social media? With focus on the representatives of advocacy organizations, we study how they reflect and act in order to balance various motives, and what challenges and ambiguities that arise. On one hand, there is a perceived need to be online and communicate with members and the surrounding society. On the other hand, digital communication induces a divide between those who have the resources to take part in such communication, and those who do not – in terms of digital competence, economy, age, cognitive abilities, technical equipment and digital connection. The heterogeneity of resources and target groups inevitably challenges both the ideals of inclusion and intentions of advocacy organizations.
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- Gjertsen, Hege, et al.
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Work Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Three Nordic Countries : The Current Policy and Challenges
- 2021
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. - : Stockholm University Press. - 1501-7419 .- 1745-3011. ; 23:1, s. 360-370
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article illuminates the work inclusion policies and strategies and the situation today when it comes to including people with intellectual disabilities in workplaces in Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The article draws on official documents, previous research, and statistics. We discuss challenges regarding the current situation in the light of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and a social relational understanding of disability. The discrepancy between the current situation when it comes to work inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in these three Nordic countries, and the perspective of human rights and work inclusion are of special interest as these have increasingly provided the framework for policies in relation to the participation of people with disabilities in the labour market. Approaches in Nordic labour market policies and practices must change to protect and promote the rights of people with intellectual disabilities at work.
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- Gürgens Gjaerum, Rikke, et al.
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The story about theater organizations, the public's approval, and the actors' identity formation in Nordic disability theater
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation. - : Routledge. - 1536-710X .- 1536-7118. ; 9:4, s. 254-273
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Nordic disability theater is a relatively new and interesting field of disability research. In this article, the authors provide an overview of the field of disability theater in a Nordic context. The article is based on a comparative analysis from 3 research projects conducted in Sweden and Norway. The projects used qualitative methods and were analyzed from different theoretical perspectives. Interviews were conducted at 4 different disability theaters involving actors with hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and mental disabilities. The aim of this article is to illustrate how the organizational settings reflect different goals and aims at the political and artistic levels. The authors will also address the relationship between the theaters and the public opinion and media. Finally, they will illustrate in what way organization, recognition, and public approval play an important role for the actors' identity formation and sense of belonging.
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- Hjelte, Jan, 1965-, et al.
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Quality in professional encounters with students who have intellectual disabilities : experiences from special needs upper secondary schools in Sweden
- 2020
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Ingår i: European Journal of Special Needs Education. - : Routledge. - 0885-6257 .- 1469-591X. ; 35:5, s. 648-662
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this article is to analyse how professionals in special needs upper secondary schools in Sweden – assistants, teachers and Special Education Needs Coordinators – understand and define quality in their daily interactions with students who have intellectual disabilities. Our analysis draws on data collected via a digital questionnaire, including both open-ended and standardised (Likertscale) questions. In this study, written excerpts from open-ended questions comprised the primary empirical data used in the analysis. 129 respondents provided a total of 289 statements concerning their views on quality in professional encounters. In order to explore the semantic content of the written excerpts, the empirical data were analysed using thematic content analysis. Our findings show that perceptions of quality can be categorised differentiated into three typological themes or aspects: individual, relational and contextual. Our findings also show that differences in responses – both frequency and content – appear to be associated with the respondents' professional affiliation. Based on these findings, the article suggests the need for an established and shared theoretical basis –in education and practice – of what constitutes quality in professional encounters with students who have intellectual disabilities.
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- Ineland, Jens, 1972-
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Barn till föräldrar med utvecklingsstörning : komplicerade frågor kräver komplicerade svar
- 2004
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Ingår i: Nordisk sosialt arbeid. - Oslo : Universitetsforlaget. - 0333-1342 .- 1504-3037. ; :2, s. 139-148
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Att bli förälder innebär nya utmaningar och inte sällan en omgestaltning av ens livsföring. Hur väl vi axlar rollen som föräldrar beror dels på ens personliga utveckling och mognad, dels på yttre samhälleliga förutsättningar. När det gäller den typiska föräldern inleds sällan någon större diskussion kring ett sådant påstående. Debatten har emellertid en benägenhet att ta fart när det gäller föräldrar med utvecklingsstörning. Att denna särskilda kategori föräldrar väcker känslor, visar inte minst den debatt som följde i kölvattnet av TV-programmet Uppdrag gransknings reportage om vad som kom att omnämnas Oskarshamnsfallet.1 Debatten visar tydligt att frågan är angelägen och en fråga om vilken många människor har uppfattningar och åsikter. I föreliggande artikel är avsikten att argumentera för behovet av att komplicera och problematisera villkoren och förutsättningar för familjer i vilka föräldrarna har en utvecklingsstörning.
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- Ineland, Jens, 1972-, et al.
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Bedömning och betygssättning av elever med utvecklingsstörning : attityder och erfarenheter från pedagogers perspektivs
- 2018
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Ingår i: Pedagogisk forskning i Sverige. - 1401-6788 .- 2001-3345. ; 23:1-2, s. 107-126
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Den nya skollagen som trädde i kraft 2010 stipulerar att elever med utvecklingsstörning ska bedömas och, om vårdnadshavare så önskar, betygssättas. Syftet med föreliggande studie är att beskriva och analysera attityder och erfarenheter bland pedagogisk personal inom grund- och grundsärskola kring bedömning och betygssättning av elever med utvecklingsstörning. Informanterna kom från fem olika kommuner. Resultatet baseras på 115 lärare och pedagogers svar på en öppen och en standardiserad enkätfråga. Den kvalitativa frågan visade på utmaningar med betygssättning, vilka associerades till elevgruppens förutsättningar, rollen som lärare och pedagog samt till policy. Den standardiserade frågan visade att betygsättning har relativt svagt stöd bland lärare och pedagoger. Resultaten pekar på kluvenheten mellan olika logiker och att denna kluvenhet reflekterar en mer övergripande imitations- och autenticitetsproblematik i hanteringen av personer med utvecklingsstörning.
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- Ineland, Jens, Docent, 1972-
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Brukarinflytande i Norden : en kunskapssammanställning om metoder och effekter inom välfärdssektorn
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Den här kunskapssammanställningen undersöker brukarinflytande i Norden med särskilt fokus på utsatta vuxna inom det sociala området. I sammanställningen beskrivs metoder, effekter och erfarenheter, men också vilka kunskapsluckor som finns. Med utgångspunkt i forskning och utvärderingar om brukarinflytande på framför allt verksamhets- och systemnivå beskriver rapporten metoder och effekter för brukarinflytande, hur brukares kunskap tas tillvara, likheter och skillnader mellan de nordiska länderna samt vilka kunskapsluckor eller framtida utvecklingsområden som kan identifieras i den fortsatta utvecklingen av brukarinflytande i Norden. Data har samlats genom två digitala webbenkäter och en databassökning om nordisk forskning om brukarinflytande inom det sociala området. Med den utgångspunkten, och tillsammans med en granskning av ytterligare litteratur såsom utvärderingar, rapporter och handböcker, innehåller rapporten tre olika resultatkapitel. Det första redogör för policy och praktiska initiativ för stärkt brukarinflytande i de nordiska länderna. Det andra beskriver vilka metoder som används i studier av brukarinflytande och vilka målgrupper diverse satsningar på brukarinflytande fokuserar på. Det tredje kapitlet beskriver effekter av brukarinflytande, vilka huvudsakliga motiv till brukarinflytande som framträder i materialet och vilka kunskapsbidrag som framträder i den nordiska forskningen. I rapportens sista del identifieras kunskapsluckor och utvecklingsområden i det fortsatta arbetet för stärkt brukarinflytande i Norden.
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