Challenging the Image: The involvement of young people with disabilities in volunteering and campaigning

Roker, Debi; Player, Katie; Coleman, John

doi:10.1080/09687599826489

Cited by 41 publications

(39 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…This supports the findings of Roker et al (1998) who concluded that volunteering and campaigning helped young people with disabilities to increase their self-confidence, personal and social skills, develop a social network, a sense of structure, and to develop their practical and work skills. This line of argument was supported by the findings of Miller et al (2002) who found that the volunteer experience for many people with disabilities resulted in greater pride, skill development, generalisation, empowerment and increases in social interaction and professional development.…”

Section: Volunteering As a Serious Leisure Activitysupporting

confidence: 76%

“…Several other researchers (Aitchison, 2003;Kleiber, 1996;Roker, Player, & Coleman, 1998) have contended that the beneficial qualities of serious leisure may have a greater flow-on effect on people with disabilities than other identifiable groups within the community. Based on his research on people with spinal cord injuries, Kleiber (1996, p. 13) suggested that serious leisure activities could become an important element in the rehabilitation process for people with disabilities by, '… reconnecting with the self that was temporarily "lost" or in setting a new direction for a new self'.…”

Section: Serious Leisure and People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on his research on people with spinal cord injuries, Kleiber (1996, p. 13) suggested that serious leisure activities could become an important element in the rehabilitation process for people with disabilities by, '… reconnecting with the self that was temporarily "lost" or in setting a new direction for a new self'. Roker et al (1998) highlighted the contribution that young people with disabilities made to their communities by focusing on their participation in volunteering and campaigning. The researchers concluded that these experiences were very positive for each individual, and identified a number of benefits.…”

Section: Serious Leisure and People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Serious leisure and people with intellectual disabilities: benefits and opportunities

2009

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Can people with intellectual disabilities use serious leisure activities in a similar context to people without disabilities as a substitute for their paid work? In the past, western societies have tended to devalue people with disabilities, and as a consequence they were less likely to have valued social roles through paid work. However, for many people with disabilities, serious leisure should be valued as it encourages active participation in either formal group structures, or informal networks of devotees, for the sharing of common leisure interests as an amateur, hobbyist or volunteer. This study has used a qualitative methodology incorporating semi-structured interviews with a small purposive sample of adults with disabilities who were living independently in the community. They were selected as prospective respondents by key staff in several disability service agencies in Brisbane, Australia, because of their successful participation in community-based leisure activities that were classified as 'serious'. The results of this study found that people with disabilities have the ability to participate in serious leisure activities and to successfully engage at such a level so as to enable them to develop increased levels of confidence, skills and selfesteem.

show abstract

Section: Volunteering As a Serious Leisure Activitysupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Serious Leisure and People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Serious Leisure and People With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Serious leisure and people with intellectual disabilities: benefits and opportunities

2009

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Roker et al's (1999) survey of 1,160 14 -16 year olds also showed greater female participation in volunteering, although their interviews indicate that there may have been a definitional element to this. Their male interviewees were more reluctant to class their activities as volunteering than were female interviewees, on the grounds that they were done in a school context or that they identified a degree of selfinterest.…”

Section: Which Children Volunteer?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The common, negative stereotypification of young people remains largely unchallenged due to the dearth of research on children and young people's 'constructive' activities, as Roker, Player and Coleman (1999) suggest in introducing their rare study of teenagers' volunteering and campaigning activities. Sociological theorisation of childhood offers some explanation for the marginalisation of children in social research (as in society more generally), not only in explorations of volunteering, but also in paid work, domestic labour and care.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%