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Transition Planning: Voices of Chinese and Vietnamese Parents of Youth with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities
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Lo, Lusa; Bui, Oanh – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
Lack of family engagement in transition planning continues to be a challenge in special education. This study examined the experiences of Chinese and Vietnamese families of youth with disabilities toward transition planning. Results suggested that participants were eager to be engaged in the transition planning and valued the importance of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
The Law and the IEP: Establishing and Maintaining High Expectations for Deaf Students with Disabilities
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Fitzpatrick, Michael; Theoharis, Raschelle – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2014
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) have significant implications for students with and without disabilities. Despite extensive research, journal articles, editorials, media coverage, and litigation, deaf and hard of hearing students with additional disabilities continue to be…
Descriptors: Expectation, Federal Legislation, Deafness, Partial Hearing
Exploring the Meaning of Parental Involvement in Physical Education for Students with Developmental Disabilities
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An, Jihoun – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Parental involvement has been studied in the field of education since the 1970s. Scholars assert that parental involvement affects students' achievement and performance (Christenson, Rounds, & Gorney, 1992; Epstein, Sanders, Simons, Salinas, Janson, & Van Voorhis, 2002; Fan & Chen, 2001; Herman & Yeh, 1983; von Voorhis, 2003).…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Parent Participation, Developmental Disabilities, Parent School Relationship
African American Mothers' and Professionals' Perceptions of Transition to Special Needs Preschool
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Ladner, Jana R. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) mandates services from birth through age 21 for children with disabilities and their families (U.S. Department of Education, 2004). Children experience significant transitions between formal parts of special education, including the transition from birth-to-age-three services, to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Parenting Styles, Disabilities, Parents