Family, School, and Community Partnerships for Students with Disabilities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lo, Lusa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Xu, Yaoying (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advancing Inclusive and Special Education in the Asia-Pacific,
• Subjects: Educational sociology.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; People with disabilities.; Sociology of Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Disability Studies.

This book presents a collection of research-based, effective, and culturally responsive practices that are used in schools and communities to support and empower families of students with disabilities to be equal partners for schools. As the demographics of the U.S. population become increasingly di...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Understanding School, Family, and Community Partnerships
• 1 Partnering with Families of Young Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
• 2 Empowering Families of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder for Success in Secondary Transition
• 3 Community Involvement: What supports are available for diverse families of students with disabilities?
• Part II Evidence-based Practices on Home-School Partnerships
• 4 Building School Level Capacity through a Problem Solving Approach to Parental Engagement in a Large Urban Setting
• 5 Partnering with Families of Students at Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• 6 Families as Mentors: Preparing Teachers to Partner with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
• Part III Evidence-based Practices on Community Involvement
• 7 A Community "Not Forgotten"
• 8 Building Capacity to Engage Culturally Diverse Families through Inter-Professional Partnerships and Training
• 9 A Community-based Approach to Providing Health and Education Supports for Students with Disabilities in Affordable Housing
• 10 Cultural Brokering Intervention for Families of Children Receiving Special Education Supports
• Part IV Evidence-based Practices in Other Parts of the World
• 11 Family Engagement Practices in Early Intervention: A Review of Three Countries
• 12 Engaging Families: A Case Study of an Elementary Inclusive School in Hong Kong
• 13 Preparing Israeli Teacher Candidates to Develop Professional/Family Partnerships.