Parent-professional partnership : four case studies of handicapped preschool children
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This study explored how the process of communication between parents of handicapped preschoolers and their service providers developed into a partnership. Four families were studied from the point they meet the service providers through their first two months of their children's enrollment in a preschool program for handicapped children. Factors that modified the process included the participants' background, the environment and their ability to recognize the child's needs. The hurdles of communication observed ranged from organizational issues of the program to the ability of service providers to leave their personal problems behind. The occurrence of major hurdles of communication in the initial encounter seemed to lead to significant roadblocks in the process. These findings should be considered in the context of the uniqueness of the individuals who seek to develop a partnership.
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Dissertation (Ed.D.)--Boston University
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