ERIC Number: EJ1124207
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1744-6295
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Teachers' and Parents' Views on the Internet and Social Media Usage by Pupils with Intellectual Disabilities
Molin, Martin; Sorbring, Emma; Löfgren-Mårtenson, Lotta
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v19 n1 p22-33 Mar 2015
This article reports experiences from a Swedish study, discussing teachers' and parents' views on how young people with intellectual disabilities use the Internet and social media. Five semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with teachers (n = 8) in special programmes in upper secondary schools for pupils with intellectual disabilities and parents (n = 5) of pupils in the same form of schooling, and they were analysed with thematic analysis. Teachers more strongly emphasize a pupil's use of the Internet for interactive purposes. Parents had expectations that the Internet could be a tool for gaining more awareness of one's own disability and a way to meet other peer group pupils. Teachers' and parents' perspectives on the Internet and social media usage are important since it is imperative to show how support can be provided for young people with intellectual disabilities.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Internet, Computer Use, Social Media, Mass Media Use, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Semi Structured Interviews, Focus Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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