Transitions between School and Hospital for Students with Multiple Disabilities: A Survey of Causes, Educational Continuity, and Parental Perceptions.

Borgioli, Jennifer A.; Kennedy, Craig H.

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ERIC Number: EJ672986

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Transitions between School and Hospital for Students with Multiple Disabilities: A Survey of Causes, Educational Continuity, and Parental Perceptions.

Borgioli, Jennifer A.; Kennedy, Craig H.

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, v28 n1 p1-6 Spr 2003

A study investigated the causes, educational continuity, and parental perceptions associated with 19 students with multiple disabilities transitioning from school to hospital. Sixty-one percent of hospitalizations were for emergencies and only 1 in 46 hospitalizations had a transition plan to deliver educational services while students were absent from school. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Planning, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Hospitalized Children, Interdisciplinary Approach, Multiple Disabilities, Parent Attitudes, Special Health Problems, Transitional Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Topic: International Inclusion.