The empowerment of marginals: strategic paradoxes

Houten, D.J. van; Jacobs, Gaby

doi:10.1080/09687590500249066

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“…The structuralist perspective understands powerlessness of persons with disabilities as being caused by structural inequalities, and therefore empowerment involves removing social, economic and institutional barriers. This is similar to the idea of van Houten and Jacobs (2005), who claim that changes to the built environment and policies and legislation would foster empowerment at a societal level. In addition, van Houten and Jacobs (2005) identify a social or community level of empowerment, stating that self-help groups and social movements would facilitate the empowerment of persons with disabilities at this level.…”

Section: Empowerment In the Context Of Disability And Community Basedmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…The CBR Guidelines (WHO, 2010) also mention self-help groups and disabled people's organisations (DPOs) as part of the empowerment of persons with disabilities in CBR. According to a classification of van Houten and Jacobs (2005), at one end of the spectrum selfhelp groups are important for personal empowerment, while social movements, at the other end, are crucial for collective action and societal and political change. The CBR students did not identify self-help groups or DPOs as being an important part of empowerment.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to this perspective, powerlessness is a state of mind or learned pattern of behaviour. Thus, empowerment focuses on developing the individual, for example through developing the self-esteem and self-confidence of the person with a disability (van Houten & Jacobs, 2005).…”

Section: Empowerment In the Context Of Disability And Community Basedmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Section: Empowerment In the Context Of Disability And Community Basedmentioning

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“…They are in a vulnerable situation and this prevents their active participation in educational and socioeconomical contexts, which in turn increases their risk of exclusion (Amorós y Ayerbe, 2000;Fundación Luis Vives, 2007;Tezanos, 2004;Van Houten y Jacobs, 2005). Parrilla, Gallego, and Moriña (2010) argue that the concept of a vulnerable situation is a complex one.…”

Section: Vulnerability: Cause or Consequence Of The Academic Failure?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Jóvenes, fracaso escolar y programas de segunda oportunidad / Youth, academic failure and second chance training programmes

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Torelló

2014

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RESUMENCuando los jóvenes deciden abandonar la escuela se encuentran en una situación de vulnerabilidad (fracaso escolar) que les dificulta su participación activa en los contextos ya no sólo educativos, también socioeconómicos e incrementa su riesgo de exclusión social, laboral y educativa. Esta investigación analiza esta situación de vulnerabilidad y evalúa aquellos factores que conducen a la misma, tales como factores personales, educativos, comportamentales, de percepción del dominio de las competencias básicas o procesos de orientación, analizando en profundidad algunos de ellos. Asimismo, examina qué alternativas formativas tienen estos jóvenes que les permite minimizar su riesgo de exclusión y mejorar su inclusión social, laboral y educativa. La investigación se desarrolla en el contexto de Cataluña. Usando una metodología mixta (cuantitativa y cualitativa) y un modelo de triangulación de fuentes (228 jóvenes, 16 tutores y 9 agentes empresariales) y de instrumentos para la recogida de información (cuestionarios aplicados a los jóvenes, entrevistas a tutores y agentes empresariales y análisis documental de 17 programas de formación para el trabajo en 7 municipios de Barcelona), esta investigación muestra como el fracaso escolar es el resultado de múltiples factores y dimensiones interrelacionadas. Asimismo, también muestra que los programas de formación y orientación para el trabajo pueden ser considerados como programas de segunda oportunidad para acceder al mercado de trabajo, o continuar en el sistema educativo. Palabras clave: Fracaso escolar; programas de formación para el trabajo; jóvenes no cualificados; competencia básicas; oportunidades de trabajo. ABSTRACTWhen young people decide to drop out of school they find themselves in a vulnerable situation (academic failure),that drags them out from having an active participation not only in educational context, but also socio-economical ones, increasing at the same time their risk of social, labour market and educational exclusion. This research analyses this situation of vulnerability and evaluates the possible factors that lead to it, such as personal and educational factors, behaviours, perception of mastery of key competences or guidance processes, studying several of them in a deeper way. It examines what kind of training alternatives these young people have in order to minimize their risk of exclusion and to improve their inclusion in society, labour market and educational context. The research is developed in Cataluña area. Using a mixed methodology (qualitative and quantitative) and a model for the triangulation or sources (228 young people, 16 tutors, and 9 entrepreneurs) and instruments for the data collection (questionnaires applied to young people, interviews to tutors and entrepreneurs, and documental analysis of 17 employment training programmes in 7 municipalities of Barcelona), this research demonstrates that academic failure is the result of multiple and interdependent factors and dimensions. It also shows that employment training and gu...

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“…In our brief discussion of the disabling city our concern is to point at the outcome of undifferentiated thinking about users of the city by urban planners and the development of physical barriers. In the part on policy we want to express that although policy has been developed specifically with the aim to enable disabled people to participate in 'normal' life to a greater extent, such policies, at least in the Netherlands, still label disabled people as 'second class citizens ' (van Houten and Jacobs, 2005).…”

Section: Disability Urban Planning and Social Policymentioning

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‘Bikes are Such a Nuisance’ – Visually Impaired People Negotiating Public Space in Groningen

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2009

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The empowerment of marginals: strategic paradoxes

Cited by 18 publications

References 12 publications

Training CBR Personnel in South Africa to contribute to the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Training CBR Personnel in South Africa to contribute to the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Jóvenes, fracaso escolar y programas de segunda oportunidad / Youth, academic failure and second chance training programmes

‘Bikes are Such a Nuisance’ – Visually Impaired People Negotiating Public Space in Groningen

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