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Early Intervention: Promises To Keep.
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Hanson, Marci J.; Bruder, Mary Beth – Infants and Young Children, 2001
This article focuses on early intervention implementation concerns and recommendations for addressing the needs of the wide range of infants and toddlers with disabilities and families to be served. It describes providing services in natural environments, as well as the issues of personnel preparation and models of service delivery. (Contains…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Needs
Entering Preschool: Family and Professional Experiences in This Transition Process.
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Hanson, Marci J.; Beckman, Paula J.; Horn, Eva; Marquart, Jules; Sandall, Susan R.; Greig, Diane; Brennan, Elizabeth – Journal of Early Intervention, 2000
A study investigated the experiences of 22 families of children (age 3) with disabilities as they entered, participated in, and exited the transition process. The shift in service delivery models was often problematic, families were given a limited choice of preschool programs, and few programs offered inclusive service models. (Contains…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Family Involvement, Inclusive Schools
Administration of Private versus Public Early Childhood Special Education Programs.
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Hanson, Marci J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education Quarterly, 1985
Administrative issues in privately and publicly funded programs are contrasted across six areas: funding, philosophy and services, population served, parent involvement, staffing practices, and standards and governance. Key differences center around funding stability and administrative flexibility. A service system featuring a continuum of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Honoring the Cultural Diversity of Families When Gathering Data.
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Hanson, Marci J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
This article confronts concerns in providing family intervention services to the growing population of non-White, non-Anglo families. Strategies are offered for gathering information about these families while respecting their nonmainstream culture, values, and beliefs. Alternative perspectives on child rearing, disability, medicine, intervention,…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Data Collection
On the Forms of Inclusion: Organizational Context and Individualized Service Models.
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Odom, Samuel L.; Horn, Eva M.; Marquart, Jules M.; Hanson, Marci J.; Wolfberg, Pamela; Beckman, Paula; Lieber, Joan; Li, Shouming; Schwartz, Ilene; Janko, Susan; Sandall, Susan – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A range of qualitative and quantitative methods were used to create case studies and summaries of 16 inclusive programs in 4 regional U.S. locations. The individualized service model that programs followed were itinerant-direct service, itinerant-collaborative consultative, team teaching, early childhood, early childhood special education, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Early Intervention: Implementing Child and Family Services for Infants and Toddlers Who Are at Risk or Disabled. Second Edition.
Hanson, Marci J.; Lynch, Eleanor W. – 1995
This book provides an introduction to early intervention programs, focusing on programs that reflect a transactional model of family-centered services employing collaborative and interdisciplinary techniques. Chapter 1 presents the historical context of early intervention services. Chapter 2 defines the various disabilities and risk conditions.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development