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Thinking Globally Acting Locally: a personal journey by Peter Mittler

Gore, Nick J. (2010) Thinking Globally Acting Locally: a personal journey by Peter Mittler. Review of: Thinking Globally Acting Locally: a personal journey by Peter Mittler by Mittler, Peter J.. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 18 (2). pp. 104-105. ISSN 1359-5474. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:33561)

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Abstract

Peter Mittler's narrative of his career to date offers a rich and inspiring account of some of the key developments that have driven better support and quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities over the past five decades. Whilst the coverage of these developments alone is highly informative, it is perhaps the detailed and frank, honest telling of the surrounding stories that offers the most useful insights.

Whilst at times such reflections can feel uncomfortably intimate, they serve to contextualise actions and decision making in relation to individual motivations and social and historical frames of reference. We are reminded that the best research studies, service and policy developments do not occur in a vacuum but reflect a commitment to personal and shared values.

Item Type: Review
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Tizard
Depositing User: Jo Ruffels
Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2013 13:42 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:11 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/33561 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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