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Family as Faculty Parents: Influence on Teachers' Beliefs about Family Partnerships
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Patterson, Karen B.; Webb, Kristine W.; Krudwig, Kathryn M. – Preventing School Failure, 2009
The authors describe how the participation of Family as Faculty parents in case-based instruction influenced 16 beliefs of 89 special education teacher candidates about the value of partnering with parents. The parents, who all had children with disabilities, participated in a simulated individualized education program meeting that was embedded in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Family Involvement, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Making the Least Restrictive Environment Work for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance: Just Say NO to Segregated Placements.
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Dwyer, Kevin P. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
Arguing that only 13 percent of children with severe emotional disturbances are receiving adequate special education services in the least restrictive environment, this article presents strategies for parents to ensure appropriate responsiveness from placement and Individual Education Planning teams as well as advice regarding yearly reviews,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
School Services for Drug-Addicted Children: What Parents Need to Know.
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Kelker, Katharin A. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
This article discusses applications of education legislation for drug-addicted children, including the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which recognizes smoking and drug addiction as handicapping conditions. Suggested guidelines for parents seeking school support services under these laws…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems, Child Advocacy