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Katz, Laurie; Scarpati, Stan – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1995
Interviews with nine families and staff of an early intervention program for young children with disabilities found that staff members maintained beliefs about themselves as primary decision makers regarding development and implementation of Individualized Family Service Plans and that families perceived the early intervention program as more…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Boone, Harriet A.; Coulter, Dianne K. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1995
This Colorado study of practices in infant and toddler programs (ages 0-4) involved a review of 53 individual family service plans (IFSPs) and perceptions of 44 parents and 51 professionals concerning family-centered practices. IFSPs were found to be primarily child-centered, and urban and rural differences were determined. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
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Bennett, Tess; Hojnar, Laura; Zhang, Chun – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1998
Discusses a conceptual model for understanding the participation of families from culturally diverse backgrounds in the Individualized Education Program/Individualized Family Service Plan process. Predisposing family factors, perceptions of disability, enabling factors, family-professional collaboration, and systemic support are explored, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education