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Tamzarian, Arpi; Menzies, Holly M.; Ricci, Leila – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2012
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) mandates that schools facilitate parent participation in planning the Individual Education Program (IEP). However, culturally and linguistically diverse parents are less likely to feel fully included in the IEP process. In this article we examine three sources of cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Barriers, Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, Verbal Communication
Manuelito, Jeannie; Johnson, Martha – 1995
This paper provides Indian parents of children with disabilities with information from the Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs Project concerning communication between Indian parents and non-Indian service providers. Five basic strategies for effective communication are reviewed: (1) when you do not understand, ask for…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences
Wiseman, Richard L.; And Others – 1986
A study examined the communication problems between nondisabled and disabled persons. A questionnaire was created based on a theoretical model of intercultural communication involving three levels of analysis: intrapersonal, interpersonal, and systematic. One hundred and two nondisabled and 40 disabled subjects reacted to a helping situation…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Standards, Communication Problems, Communication Research