Many parents of students with disabilities face barriers to meaningful participation in
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings; parents who are culturally and linguistically …

Since 1975 active parent participation in all aspects of educational programming for
students receiving special education services has been legally mandated, initially with the …

This qualitative study explored the perspectives of parents and teachers in the US with
regard to the meaning and implications of disability in the context of schoolling, and of …

The conceptualization of individual quality of life is reasonably well established, and now
family quality of life and intellectual disability is emerging as an important field of study. This …

Research about parent experiences with the special education system is largely dominated
from mothers' perspectives. This article will present a qualitative interview study of the …

All parents of eligible students with disabilities have the right to collaborate as equal
members of educational teams developing their children's Individualized Education …

The aim of this study was to ascertain which dimensions of parents' experiences with
schools are most strongly associated with parents' perceptions that schools are or are not …

There presently exists limited information or studies on means to support immigrant families
as they attempt to access quality services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

Effective parent‐teacher communication involves problem‐solving concerns about students.
Few studies have examined problem‐solving interactions between parents and teachers of …

This qualitative study situates parents' perceptions of their participation and role in special
education planning in multiple contexts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 …