Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Being able to choose where to live and with whom is a right. However, the issue of self-determined living is complex and can't be taken for granted, especially in presence of disability conditions. It involves the micro level of individual stories, the meso level of family stories, professional actions and community relations, and the macro level of the culture of social inclusion within society. In this contribution, the author narrates a cooperative enquiry with social workers, volunteers and family members of people with intellectual disabilities involved in an independent living project in Northern Italy. Thinking by stories (Bateson, Bateson, 1987) constituted a biographical, poetic and imaginative way to activate a process of systemic reflexivity (Formenti, Rigamonti, 2020) starting from the relationships between the participants. This way of thinking together created conditions to question dominant discourses and to compose a new collective idea of home in independent living projects.
Keywords
Article Details
Copyright (c) 2022 INSTED: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education &Society
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
TCE (INSTED) is an open access journal, which means that access to the full texts is free of charge. People using the journal may download publications, copy and print them, as well as post on their websites links to the full texts of the journal's publications. Texts can be used as long as readers do not exceed the licenses. Authors submitting manuscripts for publication obtain copyrights. Unless otherwise specified, published texts are available under the Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 4.0 International license.
References
- Adams, T. E., Holman Jones, S., Ellis, C. (2015). Autoethnography. Understanding qualitative research. Oxford University Press.
- Bakhtin, M.M. (1986). The dialogical imagination: four essays. University of Texas Press.
- Bateson, G. (1979). Mind and nature: a necessary unity. E. P. Dutton.
- Bateson, G., Bateson, M.C. (1987). Angels Fear: Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred: Investigation into the Nature and Meaning of the Sacred. Macmillan Pub Co.
- Brown, I., Brown, R.I. (2003). Quality of life and disability: an approach for community practitioners. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
- Cruz, D. H., Gillingham, P., Melendez, S. (2007). Reflexivity, its meanings and relevance for social work: a critical review of the literature. In British Journal of Social Work, 37, 73-90. DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bc1001
- Emerson, E., Hatton, C., Thompson, T., Parmenter, T. (2004). The international handbook of applied research in intellectual disabilities. Wiley, Chichester, England.
- Fabbri, D., Munari, A. (2005). Strategie del sapere. Verso una psicologia culturale dell’individuo. Guerini Studio.
- Fook, J. (1999). Critical reflectivity in education and practice. In Pease, B., Fook, J. (eds), Transforming social work practice: postmodern critical perspectives (pp. 195-208). St Leonards, Australia, Allen and Unwin.
- Formenti, L. (2017). Formazione e trasformazione – Un modello complesso. Milano: Raffaello Cortina Editore.
- Formenti, L., Rigamonti, A. (2020). Systemic reflexivity in residential child care: a pedagogical frame to empower professional competence. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 11(4.2), 115–139. DOI: 10.18357/ijcyfs114.2202019991
- Formenti, L., West, L. (2018). Transforming perspectives in lifelong learning and adult education – A dialogue. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Giaconi, C., Socci, C., Fidanza, B., Del Bianco, N., D’Angelo, I., Aparecida Capellini, S. (2020). Il Dopo di Noi: nuove alleanze tra pedagogia speciale ed economia per nuovi spazi di qualità della vita. MeTis. Mondi educativi. Temi, indagini, suggestioni, 10(2), 274-291. DOI: 10.30557/MT00147
- Goffman, E. (1961). Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates. Anchor Editions.
- Hargreaves, A. (2001). Emotional geographies of teaching. The Teachers College Record, 103(6), 1056-1080. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/0161-4681.00142
- Heidegger, M. (1976). Saggi e discorsi. Mursia Editore.
- Heron, J. (1996). Co-operative inquiry: research into the human condition. SAGE Publications.
- Heron, J., & Reason, P. (2001). The practice of co-operative inquiry: research with rather than on people. In P. Reason, & H. Bradbury (Eds.), Handbook of action research – first edition (pp. 179-188). SAGE Publications.
- Jackson, A.Y., Mazzei, L.A. (2017). Thinking with theory in qualitative research. A new analytic for qualitative inquiry. In Denzin, N.K., Lincoln, Y.S. (a cura di), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (pp.717-737). SAGE Publications.
- Jude, J. (2018). The practice of systemic reflexivity. Journal of Social Work Practice, 32:1, 45-57. DOI: 10.1080/02650533.2017.1291499
- Latouche, S. (2003). Décoloniser l'imaginaire. La Pensée créative contre l'économie de l'absurde. Parangon Ed.
- Luraschi, S. (2021). Le vie della riflessività: per una pedagogia del corpomente. Armando Editore.
- MacIntyre, A. (1999). Dependent rational animals: why human beings need the virtues. London: Dukworth.
- Medeghini, R., Valtellina, E. (2006). Quale disabilità? Culture, modelli e processi di inclusione. Franco Angeli.
- Merrill, B., & West, L. (2009). Using biographical methods in social research. London: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Mezirow, J. (1991). Transformative dimensions of adult learning. Jossey-Bass.
- Mezirow, J. (2012). Learning to think like an adult: core concepts of transformative theory. In Taylor, E. W, Cranton, P. (a cura di), The handbook of transformative learning: theory, research, and practice (pp. 73-95). Jossey-Bass Publications.
- Morelli, U. (2020). I paesaggi della nostra vita. Silvana Editoriale.
- Morelli, U. (2021). Il paesaggio mancante. https://www.doppiozero.com/materiali/il-paesaggio-mancante
- Nussbaum, M. (2002). Capabilities and Social Justice. International Studies Review, 4(2), 123–135. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3186357
- Parton, N., O’Byrne, P. (2000). Constructive social work: towards a new practice. Basingstoke, MacMillan.
- Pessoa, F. (2020). Il libro dell’inquietudine di Bernardo Soares. Universale Economica Feltrinelli.
- Rigamonti, A., Formenti, L. (2020). Polifonie incorporate. Formare alla riflessività sistemica nella comunità per minorenni. Rivista Italiana di Educazione Familiare, 2, 113-132. https://doi.org/10.13128/rief-9450
- Schalock, R.L., Verdugo Alonso, M.A. (2002). Handbook of quality of life for human service practitioners. American Association on Mental Retardation.
- Sen A.K. (2000). Development as freedom. Anchor Edition.
- Simon, G. (2014). Systemic inquiry as a form of qualitative inquiry. In Simon, G., Chard, A. (Eds.), Systemic inquiry: Innovations in reflexive practice research (pp. 3-29). Everything is Connected Press.
- Von Glasersfeld, E. (1982). An interpretation of Piaget’s constructivism. Revue Internationale de Philosophie, 36(4), 612-635. http://www.vonglasersfeld.com/077
- Wang, C. C., Yi, W. K., Tao, Z. W., Carovano, K. (1999). Photovoice as a participatory health promotion strategy. Health Promotion International, 13, 75-86. DOI: 10.1093/heapro/13.1.75
References
Adams, T. E., Holman Jones, S., Ellis, C. (2015). Autoethnography. Understanding qualitative research. Oxford University Press.
Bakhtin, M.M. (1986). The dialogical imagination: four essays. University of Texas Press.
Bateson, G. (1979). Mind and nature: a necessary unity. E. P. Dutton.
Bateson, G., Bateson, M.C. (1987). Angels Fear: Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred: Investigation into the Nature and Meaning of the Sacred. Macmillan Pub Co.
Brown, I., Brown, R.I. (2003). Quality of life and disability: an approach for community practitioners. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Cruz, D. H., Gillingham, P., Melendez, S. (2007). Reflexivity, its meanings and relevance for social work: a critical review of the literature. In British Journal of Social Work, 37, 73-90. DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bc1001
Emerson, E., Hatton, C., Thompson, T., Parmenter, T. (2004). The international handbook of applied research in intellectual disabilities. Wiley, Chichester, England.
Fabbri, D., Munari, A. (2005). Strategie del sapere. Verso una psicologia culturale dell’individuo. Guerini Studio.
Fook, J. (1999). Critical reflectivity in education and practice. In Pease, B., Fook, J. (eds), Transforming social work practice: postmodern critical perspectives (pp. 195-208). St Leonards, Australia, Allen and Unwin.
Formenti, L. (2017). Formazione e trasformazione – Un modello complesso. Milano: Raffaello Cortina Editore.
Formenti, L., Rigamonti, A. (2020). Systemic reflexivity in residential child care: a pedagogical frame to empower professional competence. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 11(4.2), 115–139. DOI: 10.18357/ijcyfs114.2202019991
Formenti, L., West, L. (2018). Transforming perspectives in lifelong learning and adult education – A dialogue. Palgrave Macmillan.
Giaconi, C., Socci, C., Fidanza, B., Del Bianco, N., D’Angelo, I., Aparecida Capellini, S. (2020). Il Dopo di Noi: nuove alleanze tra pedagogia speciale ed economia per nuovi spazi di qualità della vita. MeTis. Mondi educativi. Temi, indagini, suggestioni, 10(2), 274-291. DOI: 10.30557/MT00147
Goffman, E. (1961). Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates. Anchor Editions.
Hargreaves, A. (2001). Emotional geographies of teaching. The Teachers College Record, 103(6), 1056-1080. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/0161-4681.00142
Heidegger, M. (1976). Saggi e discorsi. Mursia Editore.
Heron, J. (1996). Co-operative inquiry: research into the human condition. SAGE Publications.
Heron, J., & Reason, P. (2001). The practice of co-operative inquiry: research with rather than on people. In P. Reason, & H. Bradbury (Eds.), Handbook of action research – first edition (pp. 179-188). SAGE Publications.
Jackson, A.Y., Mazzei, L.A. (2017). Thinking with theory in qualitative research. A new analytic for qualitative inquiry. In Denzin, N.K., Lincoln, Y.S. (a cura di), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (pp.717-737). SAGE Publications.
Jude, J. (2018). The practice of systemic reflexivity. Journal of Social Work Practice, 32:1, 45-57. DOI: 10.1080/02650533.2017.1291499
Latouche, S. (2003). Décoloniser l'imaginaire. La Pensée créative contre l'économie de l'absurde. Parangon Ed.
Luraschi, S. (2021). Le vie della riflessività: per una pedagogia del corpomente. Armando Editore.
MacIntyre, A. (1999). Dependent rational animals: why human beings need the virtues. London: Dukworth.
Medeghini, R., Valtellina, E. (2006). Quale disabilità? Culture, modelli e processi di inclusione. Franco Angeli.
Merrill, B., & West, L. (2009). Using biographical methods in social research. London: Sage Publications, Inc.
Mezirow, J. (1991). Transformative dimensions of adult learning. Jossey-Bass.
Mezirow, J. (2012). Learning to think like an adult: core concepts of transformative theory. In Taylor, E. W, Cranton, P. (a cura di), The handbook of transformative learning: theory, research, and practice (pp. 73-95). Jossey-Bass Publications.
Morelli, U. (2020). I paesaggi della nostra vita. Silvana Editoriale.
Morelli, U. (2021). Il paesaggio mancante. https://www.doppiozero.com/materiali/il-paesaggio-mancante
Nussbaum, M. (2002). Capabilities and Social Justice. International Studies Review, 4(2), 123–135. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3186357
Parton, N., O’Byrne, P. (2000). Constructive social work: towards a new practice. Basingstoke, MacMillan.
Pessoa, F. (2020). Il libro dell’inquietudine di Bernardo Soares. Universale Economica Feltrinelli.
Rigamonti, A., Formenti, L. (2020). Polifonie incorporate. Formare alla riflessività sistemica nella comunità per minorenni. Rivista Italiana di Educazione Familiare, 2, 113-132. https://doi.org/10.13128/rief-9450
Schalock, R.L., Verdugo Alonso, M.A. (2002). Handbook of quality of life for human service practitioners. American Association on Mental Retardation.
Sen A.K. (2000). Development as freedom. Anchor Edition.
Simon, G. (2014). Systemic inquiry as a form of qualitative inquiry. In Simon, G., Chard, A. (Eds.), Systemic inquiry: Innovations in reflexive practice research (pp. 3-29). Everything is Connected Press.
Von Glasersfeld, E. (1982). An interpretation of Piaget’s constructivism. Revue Internationale de Philosophie, 36(4), 612-635. http://www.vonglasersfeld.com/077
Wang, C. C., Yi, W. K., Tao, Z. W., Carovano, K. (1999). Photovoice as a participatory health promotion strategy. Health Promotion International, 13, 75-86. DOI: 10.1093/heapro/13.1.75