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ERIC Number: EJ661008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1354-4187
The Use of the Personal Home Page by Adults with Down's Syndrome as a Tool for Managing Identity and Friendship.
Seale, Jane K.; Pockney, Rebecca
British Journal of Learning Disabilities, v30 n4 p142-48 Dec 2002
The personal home pages of five Internet service providers were sampled and 16 personal home pages of adults with Down syndrome were found that referred to friendships. A thematic analysis indicated the authors could be attempting to present an image of themselves as someone who is capable of having friends. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Down Syndrome, Friendship, Internet, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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