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Do You Want to Play with Me? Acceptance and Preference Dilemmas in Choosing Playmates with Physical Disability
- Source :
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Early Child Development and Care . 2022 192(6):947-963. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This small-scale study aims to explore acceptance and preference dilemmas in choosing playmates with physical disability of typically developing 6-8-year-old Cypriot children. Eighteen participants were interviewed individually in a simple process involving scenarios and questions with the use of images of hypothetical peers with and without physical disabilities. Interview questions were based on three different scenarios about activities requiring different degrees of mobility. It was found that the majority of children tend to choose the hypothetical children with physical disability as playmates even for activities involving mobility. Children's justifications of their choices are of particular interest and fall within the sphere of morality and empathy rather than functionality. Some misconceptions about physical disability are associated with limited previous encounters with such individuals. Findings guide educators in choosing appropriate activities in the framework of child-focused intervention programmes aiming to promote fruitful social interactions between children with and without physical disabilities.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0300-4430 and 1476-8275
- Volume :
- 192
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Early Child Development and Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1345287
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2020.1825406