Five challenges for disability-related research in sub-Saharan Africa

Disability research in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa is developing rapidly, and this is something to be celebrated. This article reviews some contemporary developments and suggests that there are five central, and interrelated, challenges for the field. These challenges – experience, expertise, en...

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Autor principal: Swartz, Leslie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2014
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5442506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28730014
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v3i2.149
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description Disability research in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa is developing rapidly, and this is something to be celebrated. This article reviews some contemporary developments and suggests that there are five central, and interrelated, challenges for the field. These challenges – experience, expertise, enumeration, evidence, and expectations – go to the heart of thinking about disability research in sub-Saharan Africa. An optimistic but appropriately critical approach to addressing these issues is suggested.
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spelling pubmed-54425062017-07-20 Five challenges for disability-related research in sub-Saharan Africa Swartz, Leslie Afr J Disabil Original Research Disability research in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa is developing rapidly, and this is something to be celebrated. This article reviews some contemporary developments and suggests that there are five central, and interrelated, challenges for the field. These challenges – experience, expertise, enumeration, evidence, and expectations – go to the heart of thinking about disability research in sub-Saharan Africa. An optimistic but appropriately critical approach to addressing these issues is suggested. AOSIS OpenJournals 2014-09-19 /pmc/articles/PMC5442506/ /pubmed/28730014 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v3i2.149 Text en © 2014. The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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title_short Five challenges for disability-related research in sub-Saharan Africa
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5442506/
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