The contemporary society has set certain standards or norms defining what a human being should be and how he should behave. Other individuals, especially with some kind of incapacity, often become unacceptable or even unnecessary. Such an attitude towards an incapacitated person must be undisputedly changed. “The role of art in spreading cognitive powers of the intellect is recognized as one of the most important factors in development of the individual” (Matonis, 2000, :18-19).
A research has been conducted attempting to assess a potential for self-expression of teenagers with mental disorder and optimization of the socialization process (while them taking part in a social and art project).
The research in the social and art project “Katedra” involved 10 young persons with mental disorder and 5 professional artists. Also by means of filling in a questionnaire 123 assessors – spectators representing the viewpoint of the society on the results of the project, i.e. a performance with participation of disabled and healthy artists, were interviewed. The research revealed changes in the attitude of the society towards people with intellectual problems and showed growing possibilities of social optimization for the disabled persons. It was also concluded that participation in art projects helps young disabled people easier integrate into the society and offers them equal chances to play a role in the life of the society. The analysis of the arrangements indicated that the disabled... [to full text]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LABT_ETD/oai:elaba.lt:LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20060704_224355-51800 |
| Date | 04 July 2006 |
| Creators | Zakarkienė, Sonata |
| Contributors | Kvieskienė, Giedrė, Aleksienė, Vilmantė, Žadeikaitė, Loreta, Karlonaitė, Dovilė, Indrašienė, Valdonė, Zakarkienė, Sonata, Bitinas, Bronislovas, Zuoza, Rolandas, Vilnius Pedagogical University |
| Publisher | Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), Vilnius Pedagogical University |
| Source Sets | Lithuanian ETD submission system |
| Language | Lithuanian |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20060704_224355-51800 |
| Rights | Unrestricted |
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