Formal instruction limited peer and teacher interactions. Outside lesson contexts, students demonstrated strong relational desires and capabilities. Their humanity was consistently overlooked during structured activities.

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- Compliance-Focused Instruction
- Student Disengagement Patterns
- Suppressed Relational Capacity

Instructional Control Mechanisms - How teacher-directed practices create and maintain power imbalances

Lester, J. N. (Ed.). (2021). Discursive Psychology and Disability. Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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Teachers used binary yes/no questions with graphic symbols. Physical hand manipulation guided students toward "correct" responses. This prioritized compliance over authentic learning.

Compliance-Focused Instruction

Students showed considerable disengagement during formal lessons. They complied with surface behaviors (looking, touching) without genuine engagement. Their natural expressions were treated as disruptions.

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