Change Agents : : an interprofessional book about children with disabilities in Tanzania and Norway / Siv E. N. Sæbjørnsen, Mariana Makuu and Atle Ødegård (eds.)

• HerausgeberIn: Makuu, Mariana Josephat; Sæbjørnsen, Siv Elin 1963-
• AutorIn der Einleitung: Makuu, Mariana Josephat; Sæbjørnsen, Siv Elin 1963-
• MitwirkendeR: Makuu, Mariana Josephat; Sæbjørnsen, Siv Elin 1963-
• TeilnehmendeR: Ødegård, Atle 1963-
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Other title: Change agents; Change Agents; Change agents – improving the situation of children with disabilities .; Change agents – improving the situation of children with disabilities /; Children’s basic needs : how do we create resilience in children, so they can thrive and sustain positive development? /; Social work with children and human rights /; The rights to primary education for children with intellectual disabilities in Tanzania /; Special healthcare needs of children with disabilities in Tanzania: Challenges and recommendations /; Theoretical perspectives and research approaches : Disability as a socially-relational process : and so what? /; The relations between Tanzanian cultural practices and understanding of the terms respect and human rights /; Challenges associated with the importation of minority world constructions into majority world settings /; Interprofessional collaboration and research networking in Global North–Global South partnerships /; Involving service users with intellectual disabilities in research /; Implications for education and practice ; The professional helper – a presentation of a reflection model developed in Norway /; A mind for citizenship ; on the value of the inclusion of persons with severe disabilities /; “I cannot do it alone”: teachers as change agents for inclusive education /
• ISBN: 821505790X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Siv E. N. Sæbjørnsen, Mariana Makuu and Atle Ødegård (eds.)

What knowledge and skills are needed to be more inclusive and to give children with disabilities a better quality of life in Tanzania and in Norway? Professional helpers, such as teachers, social educators [vernepleiere, Norwegian], and social workers are agents of change in this interprofessional and intercultural field. Students and staff involved in international exchange projects, such as with The Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (NOREC), are also agents of change in this field. Whether academics or practitioners, they all emphasize the need for new and updated knowledge across many wellestablished research fields due to the children’s multifaceted needs. This anthology introduces this diverse field of research and contributes with knowledge of children’s needs and human rights, theoretical perspectives and research approaches as well as the implications for education and practice. The book’s target group is broad, encompassing researchers, students as well as practitioners in the global south and north.The chapters are written by international researchers and professionals working in education, health, and social work in Tanzania and Norway. Several of the chapters are the result of a collaboration between Tanzanian and Norwegian authors, and collaboration is an important subject in the book.Change Agents can be read as a whole as well as individual chapters. The book and the individual, scientific chapters have been peer-reviewed.