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ERIC Number: EJ802008
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0736-5829
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Peers as Resources for Learning: A Situated Learning Approach to Adapted Physical Activity in Rehabilitation
Standal, Oyvind F.; Jespersen, Ejgil
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, v25 n3 p208-227 Jul 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the learning that takes place when people with disabilities interact in a rehabilitation context. Data were generated through in-depth interviews and close observations in a 2 one-half week-long rehabilitation program, where the participants learned both wheelchair skills and adapted physical activities. The findings from the qualitative data analysis are discussed in the context of situated learning (Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1998). The results indicate that peer learning extends beyond skills and techniques, to include ways for the participants to make sense of their situations as wheelchair users. Also, it was found that the community of practice established between the participants represented a critical corrective to instructions provided by rehabilitation professionals. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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