The art of collaboration : lessons from families of children with disabilities /

The Art of Collaboration: Lessons from Families of Children with Disabilities, co-authored by two professors of education and a parent of a child with disabilities, draws on the literature as well as original research to explore the meaning of collaboration and the benefits and barriers to developin...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Shepherd, Katharine G. (Autor), Kervick, Colby T. (Autor), Morris, Djenne-amal N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, [2017]
Colección:Studies in inclusive education (Sense Publishers) ; v. 32.
Temas:
Children with disabilities > Education > United States.
Communication in education > United States.
Group guidance in education > United States.
Enfants handicapés > Éducation > États-Unis.
Communication en éducation > États-Unis.
Orientation scolaire de groupe > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
Children with disabilities > Education
Communication in education
Group guidance in education
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Who We Are
  • Exploring the Research: Historical and Legal Roots of Family-Professional Collaboration
  • Parent Involvement in General Education
  • Historical, Legal, and Theoretical Underpinnings of Parent Participation in Special Education
  • From Theory and Law to Practice: Studies of Parent Involvement
  • Chapter Summary
  • Identifying a Disability.-Conceptualizing Disability: Naming the Process
  • Parents' Journeys to Diagnosis
  • Possibilities for Collaboration
  • Chapter Summary.-Understanding Parents as Actors and Experts
  • Becoming Experts and Actors: Key Roles of Parents
  • Back to the Cliche: Understanding Parents as Experts
  • Chapter Summary
  • Joining Parent and Professional Knowledge
  • The Nature of Professional Knowledge
  • Parent Expectations of Professionals and the Program
  • Strategies for Joining Parent and Professional Knowledge
  • Chapter Summary
  • Enhancing Collaboration.-What Makes It Work? Definitions and Characteristics of Collaboration as Identified in the Literature
  • What Makes It Difficult? Barriers to Collaboration as Identified in the Literature
  • Why Is It So Difficult? Family Perspectives on Barriers to Collaboration
  • Chapter Summary
  • Finding Voice: Promoting Advocacy, Choice, and Leadership.-Resources and Tools for Promoting Knowledge and Advocacy
  • Tools for Promoting Choice and Family Engagement
  • Tools for Promoting Leadership and Advocacy
  • Chapter Summary
  • Building Capacity for Collaboration: Nurturing Self-Efficacy, Resiliency and Hope.-Resiliency; Growth Mindset
  • Advice for the Journey to Collaboration: From Parents, for Parents
  • Advice for Professionals; Looking within and Beyond; Chapter Summary
  • Conclusion
  • Clarifying the Purpose of Collaboration
  • Focusing on Human Dimensions and Relationships.-Recognizing the Power of Formal and Informal Knowledge; Advocating for Improved Conditions for Collaboration
  • Incorporating Strategies and Tools Focused on Collaboration as a Developmental and Growth-Oriented Process
  • Encouraging Families to Participate in Activities That Link Them to Others
  • Acknowledging the Need for Broader Social Change.-Final Thoughts
  • About the Authors.

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