Event Title
Analyzing Representations of Intellectual Disability in Children's Chapter Books
Start Date
5-2-2021 8:30 AM
End Date
5-2-2021 10:00 AM
Date of Publication
February 2021
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
Just as it is imperative for children to have access to representations of diverse cultural heritages and opportunities to view culture as an evolving progression of daily living, children should also have access to positive representations of individuals with intellectual disabilities who exhibit features of a high quality of life. This research demonstrates the results of a critical content analysis of middle-grade chapter books published within the United States that contained characters who had intellectual disabilities. The researcher drew upon critical disability theory to assist in the identification of trends through a qualitative interpretive stance.
Keywords
Children's Books, Intellectual Disability
Description
Special Issues, Discussant: Tonya Jeffery
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2881
Analyzing Representations of Intellectual Disability in Children's Chapter Books
Just as it is imperative for children to have access to representations of diverse cultural heritages and opportunities to view culture as an evolving progression of daily living, children should also have access to positive representations of individuals with intellectual disabilities who exhibit features of a high quality of life. This research demonstrates the results of a critical content analysis of middle-grade chapter books published within the United States that contained characters who had intellectual disabilities. The researcher drew upon critical disability theory to assist in the identification of trends through a qualitative interpretive stance.