Advocacy Experiences Among Rural Parents of Children With Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 875687052110493
Author(s):  
Molly K. Buren ◽  
Kristina Rios ◽  
Meghan M. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Parent Advocacy ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
School Services ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Constant Comparative Analysis ◽  
Rural Parents

Parent advocacy is an essential component to help children with disabilities receive appropriate school services. However, there are limited studies about parent advocacy for children with disabilities living in rural areas. To address this issue, semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 parents of children with disabilities. The purpose of the study was to identify and define unique barriers and facilitators to advocacy among families of children with disabilities living in rural areas. Constant comparative analysis was used to analyze the interview data. The findings suggest that families living in rural areas lack the necessary resources to advocate successfully for their children with disabilities. Notably, participants expressed that advocating and maintaining relationships with school personnel took an emotional toll. Participants also reported that relationships with school personnel outside of school impacted their experiences with advocacy. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Putting the Evidence into Preceptor Preparation

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Myrick ◽  
Florence Luhanga ◽  
Diane Billay ◽  
Vicki Foley ◽  
Olive Yonge
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Teaching Preparation ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Constant Comparative Analysis

The term evidence-based practice refers to the utilization of knowledge derived from research. Nursing practice, however, is not limited to clinical practice but also encompasses nursing education. It is, therefore, equally important that teaching preparation is derived from evidence also. The purpose of this study was to examine whether an evidence-based approach to preceptor preparation influenced preceptors in a assuming that role. A qualitative method using semistructured interviews was used to collect data. A total of 29 preceptors were interviewed. Constant comparative analysis facilitated examination of the data. Findings indicate that preceptors were afforded an opportunity to participate in a preparatory process that was engaging, enriching, and critically reflective/reflexive. This study has generated empirical evidence that can (a) contribute substantively to effective preceptor preparation, (b) promote best teaching practices in the clinical setting, and (c) enhance the preceptorship experience for nursing students.

Families Requesting Advocates for Children With Disabilities: The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Special Education Advocacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha E. Goldman ◽  
Meghan M. Burke ◽  
Ellen G. Casale ◽  
Morgan A. Frazier ◽  
Robert M. Hodapp
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Education System ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parental Rights ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
School Services ◽  
National Norms

Abstract Because parents face barriers in advocating for their children within the special education system, some families request help from a special education advocate. In this study, we evaluated the perceptions of caregivers who requested advocacy support to understand why, for whom, when, and where the advocacy services were needed; how the advocate helped; and what the outcomes of the advocacy process were and which variables related to better outcomes. We conducted structured interviews with 36 families who had requested help and connected with an advocate over a 3-year period. Compared to national norms, families were more likely to request an advocate if their child had ASD, was in elementary school, and lived in non-rural areas. Family requests were most often for advocate attendance at IEP meetings; help to resolve disagreements with the school concerning supports and services; and information about school services and parental rights. Most advocate assistance was for a short duration, although a longer duration process, advocate attendance at meetings, and more intensive advocate assistance were all related to better outcomes. Most participants were satisfied with the advocate and with the end-result of the advocacy process. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for future research and practice.

Training Aides to Screen Children for Speech and Language Problems

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisue Pickering ◽  
William R. Dopheide
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Language Problems ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Large Scale Screening

This report deals with an effort to begin the process of effectively identifying children in rural areas with speech and language problems using existing school personnel. A two-day competency-based workshop for the purpose of training aides to conduct a large-scale screening of speech and language problems in elementary-school-age children is described. Training strategies, implementation, and evaluation procedures are discussed.

scholarly journals Teaching in Circles: Learning to Harmonize as a Co-Teacher of Gifted Education

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Haberlin
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public School ◽  
Gifted Education ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Inclusion Classrooms ◽  
Educational Theories ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Constant Comparative Analysis

In this autoethnography, I explored my daily challenges and frustrations working as a teacher of gifted students in inclusion classrooms in an elementary public school. Inquiring about how I coped with these challenges and eventually thrived in the position, I journaled weekly about my teaching experiences during a six-month period and collected e-mails to teachers and parents. I employed constant comparative analysis and five themes emerged: frustration, isolation, advocacy, collaboration, and influence. I discussed the themes within the greater social and cultural context, drawing upon psychology and educational theories.

scholarly journals A Study on Path of Rural Teachers Helping the Inheritance of Vernacular Culture in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Ji Li
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Cultural Literacy ◽  
Cultural Revitalization ◽  
Rural Teachers ◽  
New Era ◽  
School Based ◽  
Vernacular Culture ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Rural Parents

Vernacular culture is the root of Chinese culture, in essence, so the inheritance of vernacular culture is crucial. Rural teachers are the "rural talents" in rural areas and have been playing various roles as cultural inheritors, protectors and leaders. The cultural responsibilities of rural teachers in the new era face many difficulties: the lack of vernacular cultural literacy of rural teachers, the "urban orientation" of rural education, the backward ideology of rural parents, and the lack of funds. Under the call of rural cultural revitalization, rural teachers should re-erect the banner of cultural inheritance and contribute to rural cultural revitalization by focusing on cultivating rural teachers' local cultural literacy, developing school-based cultural curriculum and compiling local teaching materials, collaborating with village schools and making use of the Internet to promote the inheritance and development of vernacular culture.

scholarly journals The Purpose Of The Population Registration Activities Census: (In The Example Of The Population Of The Villages Of Turkestan In 1917)

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 82-87
Author(s):  
Ilkhomjon Gulamov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Rural Regions

In this article, a comparative analysis of the processes of registration of the population of rural regions in Turkestan was conducted in 1917, based on primary sources. Also, according to the final results of the event for the registration of the population in 1917 year, the number of residents living in rural areas of the regions is given. In addition, the article comprehensively covers a number of socio-economic and political goals from the event, which was held in 1917.

Parent Advocacy for Lives That Matter

2021 ◽  
pp. 154079692110364
Author(s):  
Beth Harry ◽  
Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg
Keyword(s):  
Women Of Color ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Parent Advocacy ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Identity Markers ◽  
Broad Interpretation

This article draws parallels between the concept of “Black lives matter” and the efforts of caregivers to advocate for the value of the lives of their children who have disabilities. The authors identify three key concepts that undergird their argument: first, the concept of systemic bias as built in to the hierarchical valuing of different disabilities and the role of this bias in the valuing of parents’ voices; second, the ways in which stigmatized identity markers intersect to intensify bias; and third, the authors propose a broad interpretation of the meaning of parent advocacy in which service providers seek to work as co-advocates rather than as professional advisors. The authors review relevant literature on these themes and also draw on their own experiences as women of color who are parents of children with disabilities. They present their exploration of these topics against the backdrop of the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, and call on epistemological assumptions and intersectionality to address the question of whether participants’ perspectives on racism should be considered as “truth.”

Target municipal program for providing the population with food of its own production

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31
Author(s):  
А.С. Гордеев ◽  
◽  
О.О. Гетоков ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Food Research ◽  
Target Program ◽  
Regional Programs

The role of agriculture as a source of food for the population and raw materials for industrial and processing enterprises can hardly be overestimated. Its efficiency determines the living conditions and livelihoods of the population of rural areas of the region. Currently, a large number of federal and regional programs are being implemented in the industry. Financial resources from various sources were involved. Problems and ways to solve them. However, all this is a dilapidated superstructure on the foundation, which in agriculture are: effective crop rotation, soil fertility, land reclamation and lease relations, the state of which today requires major (not patching) repairs. The purpose and objective of the study is to prepare a package of methodological materials to ensure the development and implementation of the "Target program for providing the population with food". Research methodology: monitoring and comparative analysis. Research results. The article presents the methods, methodological manuals and recommendations developed by the authors, the implementation of which will allow the heads of municipalities and economic entities of the region to develop and implement a "Target program for providing the population with food" for a municipal order, using more advanced lease relations, innovative forms of business and corporate management.

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