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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Minority parents"”.
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Ethnic Minority Parents' Involvement in Education: Exploring and Understanding Their Experiences
… of literature that directly addresses ethnic minority parents' involvement in their children's education and they call upon researchers to fill this gap in the literature. This study is one such positive step with its focus on exploring how ethnic minority parents of secondary school students …
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Understanding how highly involved minority parents sustain their involvement in their child's education
The purpose of my research study was to describe minority parents’ perceptions of how they overcame challenges, sustained involvement, and remained highly involved in their child’s education. Participants’ perceptions were viewed through the theoretical frameworks of appreciative inquiry, positive …
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Minority Parents' Narratives of Living with Their Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
… understanding of the specific experiences of minority parents of children with ASD. Family systems theory, family systems-illness model, and social constructivism frameworks inform this study and enhance understanding of the implications of ASD within the familial context. A qualitative …
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Family Support: A Buffer for Parenting Stress among Ethnic Minority Parents of Children with DD
… minorities is related to high levels of stress. Parents of children with developmental delays (DD) typically experience high levels of stress, particularly parenting stress. Therefore, ethnic minority families of children with development delays may be at risk for especially high levels of …
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Parental involvement: an examination of principal sensemaking to engage low-income and/or minority parents
… the academic achievement of low-income and minority students. Parental involvement research asserts that parental involvement affects student academic success across all groups; however, few principals report the use of parental involvement strategies to increase student achievement. This …
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An Examination of Urban, Minority Parents’ Perceptions of Barriers Faced in Being Involved in School-Based Events in Early Childhood Education
… qualitative study examined the barriers that parents in urban, minority communities faced when participating in campus-provided activities designed to enhance early childhood education. While parental involvement is widely recognized as a critical predictor of academic success, a significant …
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Intimate Relationships Of Adults Raised In Same-Sex Families
… experiences of adults raised by sexual minority parents. The study used a Grounded Theory (GT) method. Seven individuals that were either born to sexual minority parents or found out their parents were sexual minorities later in life participated in this present study. Each participant …
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Implications of cultural mistrust on diagnosis and services for students with autism
… race, income, and level of education impact parents' agreement with the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, their willingness to accept services for their child, and their comfort level with asking for additional services for their child. One hundred thirty-seven parents were assigned to …
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Authentic parent engagement : a case study of moving from discourse to authentic praxis in a Midwestern school district
… a variety of people and organizations--such as parents, citizens, and social agencies." The purpose of this study was to examine the engagement of African American and Latino parents in a Midwestern school district during a major restructuring process. The qualitative case study sought to enrich …
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Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian families experiences with special education in the United States
The parents’ role in implementing appropriate educational programming for children with disabilities was written into federal legislation under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EAHCA). Yet the nuances, legalities, and overly complex language used in special education …
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An analysis of the obstacles that prevent the meaningful participation in the IEP process by parents/guardians of African American males in special education
<p>Participation of minority parents in the Special Education IEP process continues to be a concern for public school administrators. With the disproportionality of African American males placed in special education and the mandatory involvement requirement in the IEP process, administrators and …
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Examining the Factors Related to Bisexual Individuals' Preference for Future Parenting Partner
… a notable amount of research has examined sexual minority parents and their families over the last decade, very little literature has focused on bisexual parents. Most of the research emphasis has been placed on parenting by lesbian women and gay men, with parenting by bisexual individuals often …
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Critical Reflections: Interviews with Parents Regarding Truancy
… This research study queried the perspectives of minority parents of habitually truant elementary school students on truancy. The key question was if school attendance review board letters sent to truant families monthly effectively resolved truancy at the school in this study. This study captured …
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How Spanish -speaking parents understand kindergarten and support their children's education within the context of a school
… year to understand how individual agency of parents, access to a community's practices and events, and the resulting interrelationship, shape parent understanding of and participation in school practices and events and ultimately impact student achievement outcomes. In a nation that is …
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O CANADA, WHOSE HOME AND NATIVE LAND? AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CURRICULUM IN IDENTITY AFFIRMATION
… – educators, curriculum and policy makers, parents, and community members – to the issues of identity politics and to experiences shrouded in silence in order to deepen individuals’ capacity to respond to the place and voice of people who are different from them (Ellis & Bochner, 2000). …
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FAMILIES DESIGNED THROUGH ART: EXPLORING EMBODIED EXPERIENCE AND CONCEPTION DISCLOSURE BASED ON SEXUAL IDENTITY
… and quantitative techniques to examine parents’ experience undergoing fertility treatment as well as conception disclosure. My research has two overall research objectives: first, to explore and analyze variations in the experience of fertility treatment process based on sexual identity; …
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Parental Involvement in School in a Double Minority Context: The Case of Racial Francophones
… the involvement of Black francophone parents in two of Ontario’s publicly funded elementary schools. This study was guided by one main research question: How are Black francophone parents of African origin involved in their children’s formal education in the French-language schools? …