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ERIC Number: EJ383999
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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L'Arche from a Participant Observer's Perspective: The Creation of Universal Community.
Sumarah, John
International Journal of Special Education, v3 n2 p185-96 1988
A participant observer describes activities taking place at a L'Arche community, where persons with mental handicaps live and work together with nonhandicapped members of society. Findings are reported concerning work, social life, meetings, and other events, emphasizing the sense of community created through welcoming people and sharing activities and celebrations. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Programs, Group Homes, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Participant Observation, Social Life, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Independent Living; L Arche