Quality of life and special needs: exploring the previous concepts of professionals

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Quality of life, inclusive education, special needs students, teachers

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This study explores: (a) previous conceptions of parents/professionals about the quality of life of youth with special needs, and their fit with the Schalock and Verdugo’s core dimensions; (b) possible differences in its pattern throughout development. The participants responded to a collective, semi-structured questionnaire that provided a sort of characteristics or aspects related to the quality of life (from the participant standpoint) of young persons with special education needs. The obtained characteristics were content analyzed, and developmental phases were compared. The results were discussed according to the existing literature, as well as some implications to research, training and practice.

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2017-12-17

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Carapeto, M. J., Candeias, A., Franco, V., Grácio, L., Coelho, C. S., & Costa, N. (2017). Quality of life and special needs: exploring the previous concepts of professionals. Revista De Estudios E Investigación En Psicología Y Educación, (11), 156–161. https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2017.0.11.2660

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Vol. Extr., núm. 11 (2017) - XIV CIG-PP

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XIV Congreso Psicopedagogía. Área 11: NECESIDADES EDUCATIVAS ESPECIALES

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