Exploring the Advocacy Process and Its Products among Parents of Children with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Burke, Meghan; Tovar, Janeth; Rios, Kristina
Titel	Exploring the Advocacy Process and Its Products among Parents of Children with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Exceptionality, 30 (2022) 3, S.187-200 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rios, Kristina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0936-2835
DOI	10.1080/09362835.2021.1968403
Schlagwörter	Advocacy; Parent Role; Parent Attitudes; Experience; Children; Students with Disabilities; Educational Legislation; Equal Education; Federal Legislation; Family School Relationship; Interpersonal Relationship; Student Needs; Learning Disabilities; Positive Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialanwaltschaft; Parental role; Elternrolle; Elternverhalten; Erfahrung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Negative Fixierung; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	Advocacy is often an expectation for parents of children with disabilities. However, little is known about the process and products (i.e., outcomes) of parent advocacy experiences. Without understanding parent perceptions of their advocacy experiences, it is difficult to measure the effectiveness of parent advocacy. To this end, the purpose of this study was to explore positive (i.e., successful) and negative (i.e., unsuccessful) advocacy experiences of parents of children with disabilities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 43 parents of children with disabilities. Constant comparative analysis was used to analyze the interview data. The advocacy process was the same regardless of whether the advocacy experience was positive or negative. Participants reported positive advocacy experiences reinforced future advocacy efforts whereas negative advocacy experiences had mixed effects on their future advocacy. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01