ERIC Number: EJ1196905
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2154-1647
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Improvements in Proxy Individualized Education Program Meeting Participation among Latino Parents
Burke, Meghan M.; Rios, Kristina; Lopez, Brenda; Garcia, Marlene; Magana, Sandra
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, v53 n4 p393-404 Dec 2018
Although expected to be equal partners in the special education process, parents of children with disabilities often struggle to participate in individualized education program (IEP) meetings. Specifically, Latino parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face systemic barriers occluding their participation and advocacy in IEP meetings. In this study, 22 Latino parents of children with ASD participated in an advocacy training. Before and after the advocacy training, participants read and responded to a proxy IEP transcript designed to gauge their participation and advocacy in IEP meetings. After completing the advocacy training, participants demonstrated significant increases in the number of words used, turns taken, and appropriate, advocacy comments. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parents, Hispanic Americans, Advocacy, Parent Education, Parent Participation, Instructional Effectiveness
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
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