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Pathways to Family Empowerment: Effects of Family-Centered Delivery of Early Intervention Services.
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Thompson, Lyke; Lobb, Christian; Elling, Richard; Herman, Sandra; Jurkiewicz, Ted; Hulleza, Charito – Exceptional Children, 1997
Analysis of data from 270 families participating in Michigan's "Early On" (Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) program suggests two paths for empowering families: (1) implementation of program components via a family-centered framework or (2) family-centered delivery to build a family support network. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Empowerment
From Dream to Reality: A Participant's View of the Implementation of Part H of P.L. 99-457.
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Apter, Dianne S. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1994
This paper is a study of systems change in services to infants and toddlers with disabilities resulting from Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. It examines the process of moving from federal legislation to implementation in one state (New York) and offers practical strategies to change agents in order to maximize successful systemic…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
The Role of Values and Facts in Policy Development for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families.
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Gallagher, James J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
This paper presents a decision model illustrating the role of values in influencing choices between policy options in implementing Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The paper discusses value assumptions, the role of conflicting values in decision making, the concept of an individual hierarchy of values, and implications…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation