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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Understanding Qualitative Metasynthesis: Issues and Opportunities in Early Childhood Intervention Research
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Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Summers, Jean Ann – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
Qualitative metasynthesis is an intentional and coherent approach to analyzing data across qualitative studies. It is a process that enables researchers to identify a specific research question and then search for, select, appraise, summarize, and combine qualitative evidence to address the research question. This process uses rigorous qualitative…
Descriptors: Intervention, Research Methodology, Disabilities, Young Children
Understanding Self-Determination and Families of Young Children with Disabilities in Home Environments
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Brotherson, Mary Jane; Cook, Christine C.; Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Weigel, Cindy J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2008
This article is about emergent self-determination for young children with disabilities in their home environments. The purpose of this study was to better understand family and home characteristics and how they influence the ways in which families can support the development of self-determination for their children with disabilities. Thirty…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Disabilities, Young Children, Self Determination
Family Supports and Services in Early Intervention: A Bold Vision
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Turnbull, Ann P.; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Rud; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Winton, Pam; Roberts, Richard; Snyder, Patricia; McWilliam, Robin; Chandler, Lynette; Schrandt, Suzanne; Stowe, Matt; Bruder, Mary Beth; Divenere, Nancy; Epley, Pam; Hornback, Mergy; Huff, Barbara; Miksch, Peggy; Mitchell, Linda; Sharp, Lisa; Stroup-Rentier, Vera – Journal of Early Intervention, 2007
This article utilizes four knowledge sources to characterize a current gap in policy and practice related to serving families in early intervention (birth to 5) programs. It argues that the field of early intervention has focused primarily on implementing family-centered practices by focusing on how families and professionals should interact. The…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Programs, Young Children, Disabilities
The Role of Families in Accountability.
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Brotherson, Mary Jane – Journal of Early Intervention, 2001
This reaction to an article (Bailey, 2001) that describes three potential levels of accountability for providing family support in early intervention and preschool programs, comments on the role of the families at each level. The need to include parents in the development of procedures and guidelines for evaluation is stressed. (Contains five…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Challenged To Expand Our Repertoire of Skills in Qualitative Research.
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Brotherson, Mary Jane – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
This commentary on a previous article that demonstrates three ways of analyzing qualitative interview data (content, cultural models, and narrative analyses), discusses the need for greater articulation of the complexities of interpretation and a greater emphasis on verification procedures in early intervention qualitative research. (CR)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Data Interpretation, Disabilities
Quality Design of Focus Groups in Early Childhood Special Education Research.
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Brotherson, Mary Jane; Goldstein, Beth L. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
This article discusses types of early childhood special education questions that might be addressed in focus groups and explores four issues that aid in designing and judging focus group research, including who should participate, checks on credibility, maintenance of research stability while allowing for an emergent design, and information to be…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Group Activities