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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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- Ineland, Jens, 1972-
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Mellan konst och terapi : Om teater för personer med utvecklingsstörning
- 2007
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this dissertation, a qualitative research project has been conducted focusing on two theatres for persons with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the dissertation was to analyze the ideological tension between artistic practises and the institutional setting in which they are arranged. The aim of the thesis was answered through the following questions: What happens when a new and innovative logic is introduced on a well established organisational field? How do Rebellerna and Ållateatern translate and manage the institutional setting under which they are working? How do Rebellerna and Ållateatern relate to the surrounding environment? The analysis is based on a qualitative research project conducted over a period of two years on Ållateatern and six mounts on Rebellerna. Theoretically, the analysis has been inspired by disability theory and neo-institutional theory. In the dissertation I argue that Rebellerna and Ållateatern, in their formal structure, reflect two different logics, which have influenced their relationship with the institutional environment as well as with the actors working at the theatres. These logics have been interpreted as a consequence of the need for human service organizations to obtain legitimacy from the institutional environment. However, on an individual level the tension between an artistic logic and a therapeutic logic has had a social meaning for the actors working at Rebellerna and Ållateatern. It has generated a selfunderstanding which besides the role of a client to the welfare state also includes the role of an actor. These experiences have generated a stronger belief in their own capabilities and a sense of pride. It has also challenged established social meanings on intellectual disabilities. However, one conclusion in the thesis is that both Ållateatern and Rebellerna have had an impact in influence the organisational field of daily activities. Another conclusion is that the tension between therapy and art on an individual level represents an important building block to generate a formation of identity and sub-cultural belonging.
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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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- 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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- 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, 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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- Ineland, Jens, Docent, 1972-, et al.
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Epistemic citizenship under structural siege : a meta-analysis drawing on 544 voices of service user experiences in Nordic mental health services
- 2023
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Psychiatry. - : Frontiers Media S.A.. - 1664-0640. ; 14
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents a meta-analysis, drawing exclusively on qualitative research (n = 38), which contributes to findings on mental health service user experiences of received provisions and/or encounters in contemporary social and mental health services in the Nordic countries. The main objective is to identify facilitators of, and barriers to, various notions of service user involvement. Our findings provide empirical evidence regarding service users’ experiences of participation in their encounters with mental health services. We identified two overarching themes, professional relations and the regulative framework and current rule and norm system, in the reviewed literature concerning facilitators and hindrances of user involvement in mental health services. By including the interrelated policy concept of ‘active citizenship’ and theoretical concept of ‘epistemic (in)justice’ in the analyses, the results provide foundations for broader exploration and problematization of the policy ideals of what we call ‘epistemic citizenship’ and contemporary practices in Nordic mental health organizations. Our conclusions include suggestions that linking micro-level experiences to organizational macro-level circumstances opens up avenues for further research on service user involvement.
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- Ineland, Jens, Docent, 1972-, et al.
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Factors associated with positive work experience among professionals supporting people with intellectual disabilities: a comparative analysis of three welfare organisations in Sweden
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. - : Informa UK Limited. - 2047-3869 .- 2047-3877. ; 68:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Given the crucial role professionals play in maintaining the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities, their views on work satisfaction are relevant to analyse. A comparative analysis that takes into account the support provided in different welfare organisations can be of certain importance. The aim is to analyse the most common aspects of professional work satisfaction in work with people with intellectual disabilities in schools, healthcare, and social services, and to apply a comparative analysis of such experience taking into account respondents' organisational affiliations. Data were collected using a digital questionnaire. Given the aim of the study, we drew on one open-ended question: 'describe aspects of your work that are most satisfactory for you'. The analysis shows that respondents associated positive work experience with seven aspects: autonomy, competence, nature of the work, collaboration, trust and recognition, work environment, and service users. Findings indicate that discretion is an important facet of work satisfaction among respondents in all three organisations. Flexibility, autonomy in decision-making, the ability to plan and act within certain institutional and legal frameworks, and the ability to prioritise among daily work assignments are empirical examples of this.
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