Interpreting Disability: A Qualitative Reader

by Philip M. Ferguson and Dianne L. Ferguson

Book Overview

What is so exciting about the recent popularity of qualitative research in disability studies? Does the use of this type of inquiry in special education and rehabilitation really promise a fundamental shift in our understanding of disability as a personal experience and a social construction, or is it simply a fad that will gradually subside into just one more research technique among many? This book attempts to answer these questions by practical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807731218
• ISBN13: 9780807731215
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 316 Pages