Publication: Expectations of Personal Life Development and Decision-Making in People with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
Authors
García-Candel, José Antonio ; Belmonte Almagro, María Luisa ; Bernardez Gómez, Abraham
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MDPI
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https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020024
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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© 2023. The authors. This document is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0
This document is the published version of a published work that appeared in final form in Journal of Intelligence
To access the final work, see https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11020024
Abstract
People with intellectual disabilities have a need for personal and social development that
is often unknown or poorly understood. The main motivation is the fact that students belong to a
group usually excluded from the ordinary educational process. That process is replaced with
measures that focus on caring for students rather than promoting their development. The objective
of this research is to understand the expectations for personal development and decision-making of
students with intellectual disabilities. To achieve the stated objective, a qualitative research based
on two complementary approaches, grounded theory and case study, has been employed. The sample
(n = 28) was drawn from a specific study program for the training and development of people
with intellectual disabilities at the University of Murcia, called “We are all Campus”. We aim to
identify the different perceptions of their reality and potential for personal development, to understand
their decision-making and what motivates them. Likewise, we investigate the self-perceptions
of students with intellectual disabilities have and their understanding of their future life expectations.
The main conclusions show that the training program represents an opportunity for students’
progression and personal development. Thus far, the expectations of the students have remained
the same, focusing on their work and social inclusion.
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JJournal of Intelligence 2023, 11, 24
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