Perceptions of Disability and Special Education among East Asian Parents: U.S. Immigrants and Non-Immigrants

Autor/inn/en	Yan, Min-Chi; Kim, Sunyoung; Kang, Hyun-Ju; Wilkerson, Kimber L.
Titel	Perceptions of Disability and Special Education among East Asian Parents: U.S. Immigrants and Non-Immigrants
Quelle	In: Journal of International Special Needs Education, 20 (2017) 1, S.41-55 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2159-4341
DOI	10.9782/2159-4341-20.1.41
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Literature Reviews; Asian Americans; Special Education; Asians; Correlation; Familiarity; Beliefs; Religious Factors; Teacher Qualifications; Related Services (Special Education); Educational Quality; Parent Participation; Barriers; Comparative Analysis; Immigrants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Korrelation; Belief; Glaube; Lehrqualifikation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Elternmitwirkung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten
Abstract	The purpose of the current literature review is to understand how East Asian American (EAA) parents of students with disabilities perceive disabilities and special education. These parental perspectives are compared to those of their East Asian (EA) parents to better understand whether EAA parents adjust their perceptions in the U.S. Findings from 21 studies indicate both similarities and differences between EAA parents and EA parents regarding (1) parents' perceptions of disability, including (a) familiarity with the concept of disability, (b) child's disability type, and (c) religious beliefs and (2) parents' perceptions of special education and related services, including (a) highly qualified teachers, (b) overall quality of special education and related services, and (c) level of parental involvement in their child's education. Implications for research and practice are discussed, including the need for increasing awareness of disabilities among immigrant communities and the promotion of parental involvement in schools. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division of International Special Education and Services, Council for Exceptional Children. Web site: http://www.jisne.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01