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Motivations for Involvement: An Empirical Test of Parents of Students with Disabilities
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Fishman, Callen E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Parents of students in special education have greater barriers to parent involvement than parents of students in general education. Little is known, however, about the factors that facilitate or impede involvement practices for this group. This study investigated the extent to which the motivational factors from Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler's (2005)…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Parent Participation, Motivation
Crossing the Great Divide: Predicting Productive Engagement for Young Women with Disabilities.
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Benz, Michael R.; Doren, Bonnie; Yovanoff, Paul – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1998
A study of factors associated with better employment and education outcomes for young people with disabilities found that three factors predicted productive engagement in work and education for young women. Early parenting responsibilities or low income predicted less productive engagement, and when young women and their parents agreed on work and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Parenthood, Employment Potential, Females
Parental Involvement and Spousal Satisfaction with Division of Early Childcare in Turkish Families with Normal Children and Children with Special Needs
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Ozgun, Ozkan; Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Child Development and Care, 2005
In this low-income Turkish sample, parents reported on father and mother division of childcare labor and satisfaction with division. Regardless of whether they were rearing typical or atypical children, mothers reported a higher level of involvement than fathers in every domain of childcare. In general, both mothers and fathers reported slight…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Attitudes, Spouses, Foreign Countries
Child, Parent and Family Factors as Predictors of Adjustment for Siblings of Children with a Disability
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Giallo, R.; Gavidia-Payne, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Siblings adjust to having a brother or sister with a disability in diverse ways. This study investigated a range of child, parent and family factors as predictors of sibling adjustment outcomes. Methods: Forty-nine siblings (aged 7-16 years) and parents provided information about (1) sibling daily hassles and uplifts; (2) sibling…
Descriptors: Investigations, Parent Child Relationship, Coping, Multiple Regression Analysis
Friendships of Children with Disabilities in the Home Environment.
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Geisthardt, Cheryl L.; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Cook, Christine C. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2002
Interviews and home observations examined friendships of 28 children (ages 3-10) with disabilities. Children with the greatest amount of contact with friends had disabilities that were mainly physical, while children with behavior problems and cognitive limitations had the fewest peer interactions. Children living in isolated areas had more…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Children, Disabilities
Family and Work Predictors of Parenting Role Stress among Two-Earner Families of Children with Disabilities
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Warfield, Marji Erickson – Infant and Child Development, 2005
Family resources (i.e. household income and spouse support), parenting challenges (i.e. number of children, difficulty finding reliable child care, and child characteristics), work rewards (i.e. work interest) and work demands (i.e. hours and work overload) were tested as predictors of parenting role stress among mothers and fathers in two-earner…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Mothers, Child Rearing, Disabilities