Author : Mayra Ruiz Camacho
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (934 download)
Book Synopsis Enhancing the Knowledge and Involvement of Hispanic Families of Children with Disabilities Through Specifically Designed Family Workshops by : Mayra Ruiz Camacho
Download or read book Enhancing the Knowledge and Involvement of Hispanic Families of Children with Disabilities Through Specifically Designed Family Workshops written by Mayra Ruiz Camacho and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-seven parents or primary caregivers of students receiving special education services in three school districts in central Florida participated in the study. Before and after the workshops, participants completed a three-part survey in which they gave demographic information, responded to 50 multiple choice test questions related to the IEP process, and answered 10 open-ended questions related to their involvement in their children's education. Participants also completed an evaluation at each of the workshops indicating which of the workshop's components influenced their decision to participate. Finally, participants' children's teachers completed the Parent/Family Involvement Index (P/FII) before and after participating in the workshops. The P/FII is a measure of parent involvement in their children's special education services as perceived by their children's teachers. Following data collection, quantitative statistical analysis was completed using descriptive statistics to examine if TENFEE's components supported the participation of the targeted population to the workshops. A Paired Sample t-test was calculated to evaluate any differences in participants' IEP knowledge survey test scores before and after the workshops as well as differences in teachers' P/FII scores before and after the workshops. Multiple Regressions were conducted to determine if participants' demographic characteristics influenced IEP knowledge survey test scores and/or P/FII scores.