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Østvik, Jørn; Ytterhus, Borgunn; Balandin, Susan – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2018
The characteristics of friendships among children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are not well understood. Research on friendships among children without disabilities has identified similarity to each other as a key characteristic among friends. The aim of this study was to identify and describe the friendships between…
Descriptors: Friendship, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Inclusion, Foreign Countries
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Sagen, Line Melboe; Ytterhus, Borgunn – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2014
This article examines how the self-determination of pupils with intellectual disabilities is practised in secondary school in Norway and discusses possible challenges connected to this practice. The argumentation builds on the fieldwork of qualitative interviews (N?=?55) and participant observations in schools in Norway (pupils 13-16?years old).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Determination, Mental Retardation, Secondary School Students