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Constructing futures: An investigation of the aspirations of young adults with an intellectual disability and their parents (2012–2016)

Abstract:
This project focuses on how young adults with an intellectual disability construct their futures. It is the first study to examine the supports and barriers to productive engagement in employment, volunteering and leisure of this group. Data will be gathered on factors hypothesised to be influential in roductive engagement including personal, family, and environmental factors. The findings of this study will be used by organizations that provide services to adults with intellectual disability to better understand the goals of these adults and of their parents, and to create services that reflect these priorities.
Grant type:
ARC Linkage Projects
Researchers:

  • Dr Monica Cuskelly

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    School of Education
    Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

  • Dr Karen Moni

    Honorary Associate Professor
    School of Education
    Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

  • Dr Mary McMahon

    Honorary Associate Professor
    School of Education
    Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

  • Dr Anne Jobling

    Adjunct Senior Lecturer
    School of Education
    Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Funded by:
Australian Research Council