Play services for disabled children: mothers' satisfaction

A study of six play services for disabled school children used mixed methods to investigate the perspectives of mothers and children. This paper reports the range of mothers' satisfaction as expressed in semistructured interviews. There was a high level of satisfaction. Play services were seen...

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Published in:Children & society 1998-09, Vol.12 (4), p.283-294
Main Authors: Petrie, Pat, Poland, Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Availability (Programs and Services)
Child Care Services
Children
Client Satisfaction
Disabilities
Disabled children
England (London)
Foreign Countries
London
Mother Attitudes
Motherhood
Mothers
Parents
Participant Satisfaction
Physically Handicapped
Play schemes
Public services
Pupils
Recreational Programs
Satisfaction
Social Services
Sociology
Sociology of education. Educational systems. Lifelong education
Special Needs Children
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Summary:A study of six play services for disabled school children used mixed methods to investigate the perspectives of mothers and children. This paper reports the range of mothers' satisfaction as expressed in semistructured interviews. There was a high level of satisfaction. Play services were seen as alleviating difficulties by providing an element of respite, and as providing child‐centred benefits such as play, companionship and varied experiences. Grounds for dissatisfaction included insufficient availability of services, lack of information about them, insufficient attention towards children from staff, and activities which were not age appropriate.
ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00082.x