A case study of group home development for persons with mental retardation: entry approaches and neighborhood opposition

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dc.contributor.authorShowfety, Michael S.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJones, Philip R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFortune, Jimmie C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberThompson, Lindaen
dc.contributor.committeememberAlexander, M. Daviden
dc.contributor.committeememberArnold, Jean B.en
dc.contributor.departmentAdministration and Supervision of Special Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T21:18:06Zen
dc.date.available2017-01-10T21:18:06Zen
dc.date.issued1986en
dc.description.abstractNormalization of persons with mental retardation has been a national goal for the past twenty-five years, and deinstitutionalization is the driving force to the attainment of this goal. Small group homes, or community based facilities, are viewed as a viable alternative to institutionalization. The sponsors of group homes have encountered neighborhood opposition to such an extent that specialized approaches for neighborhood entry have been developed. However, the efficacy of these entry approaches has received little empirical attention. The purpose of this study was to investigate entry approaches employed by sponsors of group homes in their attempts to locate in local communities. Structured personal interviews were conducted with sponsoring agency officials, managers of the group homes, area housing authorities, and persons residing in neighborhoods where group homes for persons with mental retardation were located during the months of May, June, and July, 1985. Individual case studies regarding seven group homes established in a large county in the state of North Carolina have been presented. Grouped data have also been reported in the attempt to investigate the efficacy of entry approaches the literature is currently advocating.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentix, 170 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/74215en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 14878602en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1986.S5227en
dc.subject.lcshPeople with mental disabilities -- Rehabilitationen
dc.subject.lcshGroup homes for the developmentally disableden
dc.subject.lcshNeighborhoodsen
dc.titleA case study of group home development for persons with mental retardation: entry approaches and neighborhood oppositionen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAdministration and Supervision of Special Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameEd. D.en

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