Young students and disability. Attitudes and representations

Research coordinator: Carlos Veiga (CICS)

Project team: Luísa A. Martins Fernandes (CICS), Isabel M. Santos Correia

Proposing Institution: CICS-UM

Funding Institution: Centro de Investigação Educativa da ESE de Fafe

Objectives: To determine, understand and explain the representation systems of young students about disabilities and their relation to their biographical and social characteristics. The study provides knowledge about the social representation system of young people with disabilities, in order to propose learning measures that promote the social inclusion of people with disabilities.

Duration: 2007-2011