Promoting Friendship through Best Buddies: A National Survey of College Program Participants

Autor/inn/en	Hardman, Michael L.; Clark, Christine
Titel	Promoting Friendship through Best Buddies: A National Survey of College Program Participants
Quelle	In: Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 44 (2006) 1, S.56-63 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-6765
Schlagwörter	Friendship; National Surveys; Program Descriptions; Nonprofit Organizations; Mental Retardation; Case Studies; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freundschaft; Nonprofit-Organisation; Geistige Behinderung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Collegestudent
Abstract	Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through one-to-one friendships with individuals without disabilities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with Best Buddies College Program participants located within the United States. Survey findings suggest that college students and people with intellectual disabilities benefited from participation in Best Buddies. The vast majority of college students and people with intellectual disabilities reported enjoying their experience and engaging in friendship activities that were mutually beneficial to those involved. Most people with intellectual disabilities also indicated their lives had been enhanced as a result of Best Buddies, although the percentage was lower than that of college students. (Author).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Mental Retardation. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aamr.org/Periodicals/index.shtml.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10