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ERIC Number: EJ513604
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Families of Children with Disabilities in Elementary and Middle School: Advocacy Models and Strategies.
Alper, Sandra; And Others
Exceptional Children, v62 n3 p261-70 Dec-Jan 1995-96
This article describes models and methods of advocacy for families of children with disabilities in elementary and middle school, including self-advocacy, social support advocacy, interpersonal advocacy, and legal advocacy. Issues for parents during these years are discussed, as are the role and needs of siblings. Advocacy is seen as a dynamic process and a life-long need. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Helping Relationship, Individual Power, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Models, Parent Participation, Siblings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Life Span Development
Note: Special issue: Families of Children and Adolescents with Special Needs.