The impact of vision impairment on students’ self-concept
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12579409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Poulomee Datta (0000-0002-9751-5056, Australian Catholic University, corresponding author), Joy Talukdar (0000-0002-4505-4999, Australian Catholic University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 659-672 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Inclusive Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-3116 • E-ISSN: 1464-5173 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13603116.2015.1111441 |
| OpenAlex | W2304938715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
This study investigated the self-concept of students with vision impairment who were placed in specialist and mainstream educational settings in South Australia. Self-Concept was explored across six dimensions, namely Physical, Moral, Personal, Family, Social and Academic Self-Concepts and the Total Self-Concept. The ‘Tennessee Self-Concept Scale: Second Edition’ was administered to 25 students with vision impairment (13 females and 12 males). Participating students’ age ranged between 15 and 25 years and they were included from all levels of vision impairment. The visual acuity of the participants ranged from 6/18 or less (low vision) to 3/60 and less (blindness). Although the majority of the students with vision impairment obtained low scores on all dimensions of self-concept, namely physical, moral, personal, family, social and academic, some students obtained normal scores in relation to family and academic self-concepts. There were no significant differences between female and male students with vision impairment across the six dimensions of self-concept and thus total self-concept. These findings have implications for teachers, special educators, policy-makers and a range of professionals in the education and special education sector in enabling greater understanding of the self-concept accomplishment of the students with vision impairment. However, this study has limited scope for generalisation of the study's conclusions due to the study's small population sample size
Developmental psychology · Inclusion (mineral · Learning disability · Mainstream · Population · Psychiatry · Self-concept · Visual impairment · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
Students with Visual Impairment Suffer for their Academic Career and Professional Development
Does the type of educational setting (mainstream or specialist schools) and degree of impairment (low vision or blindness) have any influence on self-concept
Invisible on the field
Peer perceptions of students receiving pull-out services in elementary school
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |