Sirpa Granö: Transition to Retirement - a Longitudinal Case Study of People with Intellectual Disability
The purpose of the study is to increase understanding of the transition from daytime activity services to old age retirement among people with intellectual disability. The research questions are:
1) How are change and continuity present in the transitions to old-age retirement of older persons with intellectual disability?
2) What is the role of the person’s own decision making in the transition process?
Sirpa Granö, PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tampere University, Andante research group. A Master of Health Science from Jyväskylä University, Occupational therapist from Helsinki Nursing School and Vocational teacher from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. Several years of experience of working as a director of work and day activity services for people with intellectual disability and as director of development and research for a disability service provider organization and the Alzheimer Society of Finland. ORCID-ID 0000-0003-2958-919X.
Satu Peltomäki: First-person perspectives of motor goals – evaluating three data collection methods
The method article provides descriptions and evaluations of three data collection methods: photovoice, individual interviews, and proxy interviews. These methods were used to document the opinions of pupils with severe and profound intellectual disability about their motor skills. The research questions are:
1) What adaptations were needed in photovoice and pupils’ interviews so that pupils with severe and profound intellectual disability could participate and share their perspectives?
2) What advantages and challenges were found in the data collection process of photovoice, individual interviews, and proxy interviews?
Satu Peltomäki (M.A. [Education], special education), PhD student at the Faculty of Educational Sciences at University of Helsinki and researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tampere University, Andante research group. Expertise in children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and qualitative research methodology in studying the views of children with disabilities. Satu Peltomäki — Tampere University Research Portal (tuni.fi)
Kati Ranta: Interventions for Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities to Enhance Child Behavioral Outcomes and Parental Well-Being
The aim of the study is to evaluate effectiveness of parenting programs for parents of children with intellectual disabilities. The research questions are:
1) How do parenting interventions effect on children's behaviour?
2) How do parenting interventions effect on parents' well-being?
Kati Ranta, PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tampere University, Andante research group.