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- Title
Transforming positive risk-taking practices: the possibilities of creativity and resilience in learning disability contexts.
- Authors
Seale, Jane; Nind, Melanie; Simmons, Ben
- Abstract
In this article we examine discourses, conceptualisations and practices of positive risk-taking for or by children and adults with learning disabilities. We identify tensions and contradictions in positive risk-taking discourses that are unhelpful for clarifying for practitioners how positive risk-taking might be implemented. We suggest a conceptual framework that incorporates creativity and resilience and use this to offer examples from special and inclusive education (Intensive Interaction and Learning without Limits) that illustrate how positive risk-taking can be found in education practices. We conclude by arguing that conceptual frameworks such as the one proposed, when linked to supportive frameworks and guiding principles that emphasise professional judgement, offer one way to problematise and challenge current risk-averse practices in education, health and social care settings.
- Subjects
LEARNING disabilities; ACADEMIC achievement; CREATIVE ability; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; RISK-taking behavior; SPECIAL education; SOCIAL support; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 3, p233
- ISSN
1501-7419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/15017419.2012.703967