From individual to systemic advocacy: Parents as change agents

Z Rossetti, MM Burke, K Rios, JA Tovar… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Parent advocacy has led to improved educational access and outcomes for students with
disabilities. Extant research indicates that parents are more likely to participate in individual …

Examining Similarities and Differences in Parent Advocacy During Early Intervention and School Services

M Burke, WC Cheung, K Fulton, A Fettig - Exceptionality, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Although advocacy seems inevitable for families of individuals with disabilities across the
lifespan, little is known about how advocacy may change from early intervention to school …

The nature, correlates, and conditions of parental advocacy in special education

MM Burke, RM Hodapp - Exceptionality, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Although parents often advocate for the best educational services for their children with
disabilities, few studies examine parents' advocacy activities; identify parent-school …

Advocacy by parents of young children with special needs: Activities, processes, and perceived effectiveness

AC Wright, S Taylor - Journal of Social Service Research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines parental advocacy for young children with disabilities using a subset of
data drawn from a larger exploratory and descriptive study on parental advocacy for children …

Advocacy experiences among rural parents of children with disabilities

MK Buren, K Rios, MM Burke - Rural Special Education …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Parent advocacy is an essential component to help children with disabilities receive
appropriate school services. However, there are limited studies about parent advocacy for …

Understanding parent advocacy during the transition to school of children with developmental disabilities: Three Canadian cases

NL Hutchinson, A Pyle, M Villeneuve, J Dods… - Early Years, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Research has shown the benefits of parent involvement for student participation in
education. Parent advocacy is a critical form of involvement by parents for children who are …

Legislative advocacy among parents of children with disabilities

MM Burke, Z Rossetti, K Rios… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In the past, parents of children with disabilities have spearheaded several policies for
individuals with disabilities. However, little is known about their experiences with legislators …

The phenomenon of legislative advocacy among parents of children with disabilities

MM Burke, L Sandman, B Perez… - Journal of Research in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although parents of children with disabilities have forged systemic changes for individuals
with disabilities, little is known about the phenomenon of legislative advocacy (LA) including …

Exploring the special education advocacy process according to families and advocates

MM Burke, K Rios, C Lee - The Journal of Special Education, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Although many parents report needing advocates to receive special education services for
their children with disabilities, the advocacy process is largely unexplored especially in …

Advocacy for children with social-communication needs: Perspectives from parents and school professionals

MM Burke, H Meadan-Kaplansky… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Although parents of children with disabilities often advocate for special education services,
most research has only examined advocacy from the perspectives of parents. Given that …