The Intersections of Culture, Disability, and Shame: The Experiences of Emerging Adults with Developmental Disabilities and their Families in South Korea
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Keywords
Emerging Adulthood, Developmental Disabilities, South Korea, Transition
Abstract
Every cultural group has its cultural values and beliefs, which influence experiences of their citizens. This study analyzes how culture and shame affect the lives of emerging adults (ages 18–26) with developmental disabilities and their families in South Korea, especially during the transition from early childhood to emerging adulthood.
The Intersections of Culture, Disability, and Shame: The Experiences of Emerging Adults with Developmental Disabilities and their Families in South Korea by Mina C. Chun & Dianne L. Ferguson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at https://rdsjournal.org. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at https://www.rds.hawaii.edu.
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Mina C. Chun, University of Lynchburg
Mina C. Chun, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of special education at the University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. She has received her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Disability Studies at Chapman University in Orange, California. She is interested in community inclusion for students with developmental disabilities across the lifespan, family-practitioner partnerships, and intersections of culture and disability.
Dianne L. Ferguson, Chapman University
Dianne L. Ferguson, Ph.D., is a retired professor who most recently held the position of Director of Program Improvement and Accreditation at Chapman University. She also served on the faculties of Western Oregon University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Oregon and University of Akron. Her areas of interest and expertise prior to retirement included school inclusion, family experiences and the relationships between school personnel and families, administrator and teacher support for licensure and professional development and collaboration, use of interpretivist research methods in education, and disability studies. Dr. Ferguson has taught classes and provided consultation for general and special educators in Canada, Iceland (as a Fulbright Scholar), Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark (also as a Fulbright Scholar), New Zealand, and India, as well as numerous states in the U.S.