Men with Learning Difficulties Doing Research: Challenging Views of Learning Difficulties

Autor/inn/en	Inglis, Pamela A.; Swain, John
Titel	Men with Learning Difficulties Doing Research: Challenging Views of Learning Difficulties
Quelle	In: Disability & Society, 27 (2012) 3, S.339-352 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7599
DOI	10.1080/09687599.2012.654986
Schlagwörter	Learning Problems; Learning Disabilities; Discourse Analysis; Males; Classification; Criminals; Mental Disorders; Self Concept; Doctoral Dissertations; Institutionalized Persons; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernproblem; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Diskursanalyse; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Straftäter; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Selbstkonzept; Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper explores the views of men with learning difficulties living in a secure environment. Reflecting findings from a doctoral thesis based upon a research project where the participants looked at the processes and concepts of research, the dialogues within the study were analysed using critical discourse analysis. Thesis aims relevant here include investigating given "truths" about the positives of having a learning disability. The men are not only categorised as having a learning difficulty, but also have the added stigma of being offenders, and commonly having mental health issues which expose them to the worst of myths surrounding learning difficulty. Despite this, the findings suggest that the men are very positive about their lives--reporting that they have many attributes and talents--and view having a learning difficulty as an advantage at times. This affirms Foucauldian ideas on the way that dominant knowledge may be challenged. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10