School-Parent Collaborations in Indigenous Communities Providing Services for Children with Disabilities /

• Main Author: Manor-Binyamini, Iris (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Public health.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational psychology.; Education > Psychology.; Social work.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; International and Comparative Education.; Social Work.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Public Health.; Educational Psychology.

Poverty. Lack of social support. Limited access to education. High risk for health problems. Indigenous communities face an inordinate number of hardships. But when children have special needs, these problems multiply exponentially, making existing difficulties considerably worse. School-Parent Coll...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Indigenous Communities and Children with Disabilities in the World: Unique Characteristics of Indigenous Communities and Children with Disabilities
• Chapter 2. Key Terms
• Chapter 3. School Professionals and Parents of Children with Disabilities
• Chapter 4. Collaboration Between Parents of Children with Disabilities and Professionals in Schools
• Chapter 5. Background on the Bedouin Community in Israel
• Chapter 6. Children with Disabilities and Special Education in the Bedouin Community in Israel
• Chapter 7. Collaboration between Professionals and Parents of Children with Disabilities in the Bedouin Community: A Phenomenological Case Study.