Emancipatory Partnerships in Research

• In Event: 16.060 - Roundtable Session 3
  In Roundtable Session: 16.060-17 - (Young) Adults and Their Stories: Dis/ability Policy, Practice, and Research

Abstract

Transition from school for individuals with significant disability is a critical life stage that is characterized by their alienation from the planning process and dismal outcomes. Although few studies access students’ perspectives of their own transitions a growing body of inclusive research is underway to address this gap. In this empirical study, three young adults reclaimed their position as experts on their own transitions and contributed to research on the subject. Over a 6-month ethnography, unique methodological adaptions were used to access individual communication preferences, capabilities, and personal insights through emancipatory partnerships. The nuanced emancipatory partnerships of research forged collaborations that have the potential to be mirrored in future transition practices and research.

Authors

• Sarah M Hart, University of Hartford

• Janet S. Gaffney, The University of Auckland

• Mary F. Hill, University of Auckland