AMANDA HYNAN FINAL THESIS PDF

2.4. Part Three: The internet and online social media within the lives of young people,
including those with physical disabilities, within westernised societies ............................. 38
2.4.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 38
2.4.2. Rights of people with disabilities ........................................................................... 38
2.4.3. Internet use by youth populations ........................................................................ 40
2.4.4. Social capital and internet-based research ............................................................ 41
2.4.5. Online social ties of young people ......................................................................... 44
2.4.6. Online self-representation ..................................................................................... 46
2.4.7. Self-determination ................................................................................................. 49
2.4.8. Potential risks within online environments ........................................................... 52
2.4.9. Summary ................................................................................................................ 53
2.5. Part Four: The internet and online social media within the lives of young people who
use AAC ................................................................................................................................ 54
2.5.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 54
2.5.2. Use of computers, the internet, online social media and mobile phone technology
by people who use AAC ................................................................................................... 54
2.5.3. Challenges for using the internet and online social media .................................... 57
2.6. Summary of the literature review chapter ................................................................... 58
2.7. The research objectives ................................................................................................ 59
Chapter 3 – Methodology ....................................................................................................... 60
3.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 60
3.2. Theoretical framework ................................................................................................. 60
3.2.1. Disability studies .................................................................................................... 60
3.2.2. Feminist research principles and disability studies ............................................... 61
3.2.3. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) ................. 62
3.2.4. Challenges of internet-focused research ............................................................... 63
3.2.5. Summary ................................................................................................................ 64
3.3. Methodological underpinnings ..................................................................................... 65
3.3.1. A socially constructivist/constructionist paradigm ................................................ 65
3.3.2. A qualitative research approach ............................................................................ 66
3.3.3. Discussion of three common qualitative approaches ............................................ 67
3.3.4. Traditional Grounded theory ................................................................................. 70
3.3.5. Constructivist Grounded Theory ............................................................................ 71
3.4. Preparation ................................................................................................................... 73
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