Effects of self advocacy training in leisure on adults with severe physical disabilities

The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the extent to which a self-advocacy training intervention in leisure would alter the pre-and-post-scores of tests on knowledge of rights and responsibilities, attitudes toward leisure, and behavior in leisure on adults with severe physical disabilities participating in an adult daycare program. Four one and one half hour training modules focusing on rights and responsibilities (Rights Now) and leisure access in the community (LIFE: Leisure Is For Everyone) were used for the treatment intervention. Thirty-nine adults ranging in age from 22 to 80 years and who participate in an adult day care program were selected for study. A nonrandomized pretest-posttest design was used. An experimental group of twenty participants received the treatment, and a control group of nineteen participated in their normal leisure activities. Each participant took a series of pre-and post-tests/assessments consisting of 1) a Knowledge of Rights and Responsibilities test (Browning, Thorin, and Rhoades, 1984) and 2) two scales of the Leisure Diagnostic Battery (Competence and Control). Participant behavior in leisure was assessed pre and post by observers using a Participation Patterns instrument (Brown, 1988). Demographic data was also collected on each participant. Data was analyzed using the following procedures: a t-test on gain vi scores, frequencies, means, standard deviations, Cronbach's alphas, and Pearson Product Moment Correlations were utilized. The .05 level of significance was chosen to test whether or not there were significant differences between pre-and post-test measures. The data revealed by this study indicated that significant differences between experimental and control subjects were detected on the behavior toward leisure variable. Other results, although not statistically significant, widened support for the intervention.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Adult and Continuing Education

Department dc:contributor.department

Adult and Continuing Education

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1988

Author dc:creator

• Brown, Patricia Johnson

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Morgan, Samuel D.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Cross, Lawrence H.
• Stewart, Lee Lanz
• Parson, Stephen R.
• Vogler, Daniel E.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53918

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/53918