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Lee, Victor R.; Dubovi, Ilana – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2020
This article reports on an exploratory study of quantitative data use situated in families' management routines while taking care of a child with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). T1D treatment requires frequent measurement and recording of numerical data about blood sugar concentration, nutritional intake, and insulin dosage at the child's home, at school,…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Diabetes, Child Caregivers, Information Storage
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Luckner, John L.; Velaski, Ann – American Annals of the Deaf, 2004
Families provide the building blocks for the development of healthy, happy, competent children. The purpose of the present study was to identify and interview healthy families of children who were deaf. The researchers were interested in identifying factors that contribute to families' health as well as in collecting suggestions for other families…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Family (Sociological Unit), Children, Deafness
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Armstrong, Mary I.; Evans, Mary E.; Wood, Virginia – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2000
This article describes the history of New York's efforts to create partnerships with families with children with emotional disturbances, articulates the stages of parent involvement in policymaking, and summarizes lessons learned and recommendations for effective and enduring families as policy allies. A case study is presented. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Children, Data Collection
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Osher, Trina W.; van Kammen, Welmoet; Zaro, Susan M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A survey of 37 system-of-care sites constituting 31 programs for children with serious mental health challenges found high family participation in such activities as modification of questionnaires, collecting data, and reviewing results. Low family participation was reported in the hiring of staff and data processing. Most families were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Data Collection
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Burns, Barbara J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
This commentary summarizes findings from previous articles on system-of-care mental health programs for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. It addresses characteristics of participating children and families, system measurement system development, costs and sustainability, and family participation in program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Data Collection
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T.H.E. Journal, 2003
How to involve families in the formal education of their children is a question researchers and educators have been trying to answer since the first bricks were laid for the nation's public education system. A solution must be found, for family involvement has been proven to be associated with a myriad of stellar outcomes, including greater…
Descriptors: Poverty, Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Standardized Tests