Family as Faculty Parents: Influence on Teachers' Beliefs About Family Partnerships

The authors describe how the participation of Family as Faculty parents in case-based instruction influenced 16 beliefs of 89 special education teacher candidates about the value of partnering with parents. The parents, who all had children with disabilities, participated in a simulated individualiz...

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Veröffentlicht in:Preventing school failure 2009-09, Vol.54 (1), p.41-50
Hauptverfasser: Patterson, Karen B., Webb, Kristine W., Krudwig, Kathryn M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The authors describe how the participation of Family as Faculty parents in case-based instruction influenced 16 beliefs of 89 special education teacher candidates about the value of partnering with parents. The parents, who all had children with disabilities, participated in a simulated individualized education program meeting that was embedded in a teacher-preparation course to bring authenticity to the experience. Results indicated that using parents as co-instructors strengthened 3 family-friendly beliefs and reduced 4 beliefs that do not support family partnerships. Implications included the importance of educators' directly involving parents in preparing teacher candidates to collaborate positively with families.
ISSN:1045-988X
1940-4387
DOI:10.3200/PSFL.54.1.41-50