Search for dissertations about: "Herawati I. Nowak"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Herawati I. Nowak.
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1. Disability Policy in Paractice: Perception of received support and child participation
Abstract : Since the 1980’s institutions for children with disabilities in Sweden no longer exist. As other children, children with disabilities have the right to live with their family at home. Caring for and parenting a child with a disability, however, can be more demanding than caring for and parenting a child without disability. READ MORE
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2. Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities and Their Experiences of Formal Support
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate how UN conventions, national laws, regulations, and policies are manifested in everyday experiences of parents of children with disabilities. The specific aims of this thesis are to 1) investigate how parents of children with developmental disabilities experience their parenthood and received formal support, 2) investigate how parents and professionals experience the opportunity for children with disabilities to participate in decision-making process, 3) describe how individual factors (parental gender and country of origin as well as the child’s diagnosis and age) contribute to parents’ experience of their subjective need and experience of support during the course of childhood (age span in all the studies 1-20 years). READ MORE
