Teacher-parent relationships and active family engagement are essential components to
positive outcomes for students with disabilities. Latinx students are an increasingly growing …

Home-school collaborations offer the promise of increased social and academic outcomes
for students with disabilities. This qualitative study examines the practices of 25 preservice …

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate and develop effective school-family
partnerships for students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds, specifically focusing on …

With a rapidly increasing number of Latinx students in a special education system that
requires parent advocacy, it is imperative to study the perspectives Latinx families have on …

Research demonstrates that parental involvement can have a positive impact on students'
academic, emotional, and social success; however, there are few studies of how to improve …

ABSTRACT 18 qualitative investigations of families of children with disabilities from
nondominant communities and their perspectives on home-school partnerships were …

Historically, parents of chil-dren with disabilities have progressed through three stages of
educational involvement:(a) providers of care/education,(b) recipients of special services …

Although the involvement of parents in the education of their children with moderate and
severe disabilities has been mandated by federal legislation since the mid 1970's, most …

A child's education, both academic and social, is significantly improved through effective
collaborations between families and schools. For young children with disabilities …

African American families are multidimensional entities that change over time. This is
particularly true when there is a child with a disability in the family. The communication and …