The Art of Collaboration Lessons from Families of Children with Disabilities /
The Art of Collaboration: Lessons from Families of Children with Disabilities, co-authored by two professors of education and a parent of a child with disabilities, draws on the literature as well as original research to explore the meaning of collaboration and the benefits and barriers to developin...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Rotterdam :
SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers,
2017.
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| Σειρά: | Studies in Inclusive Education
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction and Overview
- Who We Are
- Exploring the Research: Historical and Legal Roots of Family-Professional Collaboration
- Parent Involvement in General Education
- Historical, Legal, and Theoretical Underpinnings of Parent Participation in Special Education
- From Theory and Law to Practice: Studies of Parent Involvement
- Chapter Summary
- Identifying a Disability.-Conceptualizing Disability: Naming the Process
- Parents’ Journeys to Diagnosis
- Possibilities for Collaboration
- Chapter Summary.-Understanding Parents as Actors and Experts
- Becoming Experts and Actors: Key Roles of Parents
- Back to the Cliche: Understanding Parents as Experts
- Chapter Summary
- Joining Parent and Professional Knowledge
- The Nature of Professional Knowledge
- Parent Expectations of Professionals and the Program
- Strategies for Joining Parent and Professional Knowledge
- Chapter Summary
- Enhancing Collaboration.-What Makes It Work? Definitions and Characteristics of Collaboration as Identified in the Literature
- What Makes It Difficult? Barriers to Collaboration as Identified in the Literature
- Why Is It So Difficult? Family Perspectives on Barriers to Collaboration
- Chapter Summary
- Finding Voice: Promoting Advocacy, Choice, and Leadership.-Resources and Tools for Promoting Knowledge and Advocacy
- Tools for Promoting Choice and Family Engagement
- Tools for Promoting Leadership and Advocacy
- Chapter Summary
- Building Capacity for Collaboration: Nurturing Self-Efficacy, Resiliency and Hope.-Resiliency; Growth Mindset
- Advice for the Journey to Collaboration: From Parents, for Parents
- Advice for Professionals; Looking within and Beyond; Chapter Summary
- Conclusion
- Clarifying the Purpose of Collaboration
- Focusing on Human Dimensions and Relationships.-Recognizing the Power of Formal and Informal Knowledge; Advocating for Improved Conditions for Collaboration
- Incorporating Strategies and Tools Focused on Collaboration as a Developmental and Growth-Oriented Process
- Encouraging Families to Participate in Activities That Link Them to Others<
- Acknowledging the Need for Broader Social Change.-Final Thoughts
- About the Authors.
