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Download full textKalekin-Fishman, Devorah – 1986
The widespread assumption that play enhances the quality of children's lives is investigated in this paper. Theorists and rsearchers have given the word "play" definitions which emphasize (1) its complexity and degree of approximaton of the adult world, (2) initial conditions and themes and motives that characterize the realization of…
Descriptors: Children, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Foreign Countries
Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – 1990
The study obtained cross-cultural measures of quality of life (QOL), based upon perceptions of individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) of their degree of satisfaction, productivity, independence, and community integration. The Quality of Life Questionnaire was administered to 92 persons in MR/DD programs in…
Descriptors: Adults, Cross Cultural Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
