Occupational Therapists' Perceived Experiences Implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) in Early Education

<p>The purpose of this qualitative research study is to gain a better perspective of occupational therapists’ perceived experiences when implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) in early education. RtI is an emerging practice area in Occupational Therapy. Three Kentucky occupational therapists, working in the school system in different counties, were recruited through email and snowballing. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in person with participants. Information gathered was transcribed verbatim and transcripts were examined for purposes of coding. Coding was compared across cases and examined for themes. Despite commonalities, three distinct experiences of RtI emerged. Implications for occupational therapists working in the school system will be discussed. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Katzman, McKenzie Dawn

• Ethical Dilemmas
• Perceived Experiences
• Qualitative Research Study
• Response to Intervention (RtI)
• School System
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2015 McKenzie Dawn Katzman

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/284

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1282