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ERIC Number: EJ1224003
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1053-8151
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Needs of Military Families: Family and Educator Perspective
Classen, Audra I.; Horn, Eva; Palmer, Susan
Journal of Early Intervention, v41 n3 p233-255 Sep 2019
Limited research has focused on the unique needs of military families and their preschool-age children and even less work focused on military families whose preschool children have special needs or disabilities. Researchers implemented a multicase qualitative research design conducted at two sites to gain the perspectives across all service ranks. The study included two groups of participants from each site including (a) early educators working for the school district associated with each military base, and (b) families who had been deployed within the past 5 years and had a child with a disability, or who was at risk for developing a disability, younger than the age of 8 years. Researchers used a semi-structured question protocol to align with the study's overarching purpose, theory, extant research on military families, and the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) recommended practices for serving children with special needs and their families. Based on the data gathered, researchers describe professional development needs related to developing transportable detailed Individualized Family Service Plans and Individualized Education Programs, using family-centered approaches, and creating a collaborative partnership between school leadership and military command.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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