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Autor/in | Sumarah, John |
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Titel | Metaphors as a Means of Understanding Staff-Resident Relationships. |
Quelle | In: Mental Retardation, 27 (1989) 1, S.19-23 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Delivery Systems; Helping Relationship; Institutional Environment; Mental Retardation; Metaphors; Organizational Climate; Residential Institutions |
Abstract | A discussion of staff-resident relationships as expressed by three metaphor types (organic, mechanical, and personal) suggests that the first two are inappropriate and potentially damaging, while the personal metaphor views and understands residents as persons with needs similar to those of all persons, creating a sense of agency and of personal relationships. (MSE) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |