Concepts of Work, Leisure and Retirement in Adults with an Intellectual Disability

Autor/inn/en	Cordes, Trudy L.; Howard, Robert W.
Titel	Concepts of Work, Leisure and Retirement in Adults with an Intellectual Disability
Quelle	In: Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 40 (2005) 2, S.99-108 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-0350
Schlagwörter	Retirement; Mental Retardation; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Employment; Special Education; Work Ethic; Leisure Time; Concept Formation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pensionierung; Geistige Behinderung; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Dienstverhältnis; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Arbeitsethos; Freizeit; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung
Abstract	Much research has aimed to improve the knowledge and skills of persons with an intellectual disability for better work and leisure activities, and, more recently, for retirement activities. Instruction typically works much better when it proceeds from an individual's existing concepts but this principle has not been applied much to education of persons with an intellectual disability. Here it was applied to the concepts of work, leisure and retirement. Sixty adults with an intellectual disability were interviewed to determine their existing concepts of these and their work and leisure histories. Most had solid concepts of work and leisure, but with some gaps, particularly in notions of voluntary work and occupation's status. Most had satisfactory work and leisure lives. Most had a relatively poor concept of retirement at best and had done little retirement planning. Results suggest some key targets for educational programs designed to improve knowledge in these domains. This general conceptual approach can be usefully applied to teaching other important concepts to persons with an intellectual disability. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, PO Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10