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The Early Childhood Personnel Center: Building Capacity to Improve Outcomes for Infants and Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families
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Bruder, Mary Beth; Gundler, Darla; Stayton, Vicki; Kemp, Peggy – Infants and Young Children, 2021
There are concerns about the quantity and quality of personnel in early childhood intervention (ECI) as the numbers of infants and young children with delays and disabilities grow in number, needs, and diversity. The Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC) was funded to provide technical assistance (TA) to state systems of ECI and institutions of…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Young Children, Preschool Education
Family Capacity-Building in Early Childhood Intervention: Do Context and Setting Matter?
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Dunst, Carl J.; Bruder, Mary Beth; Espe-Sherwindt, Marilyn – School Community Journal, 2014
Findings from a study investigating the effects of early intervention settings on the extent of parent involvement in IDEA Part C Infant and Toddler Programs are reported. Participants were 124 parents and other primary caregivers of children receiving early intervention in 22 states who completed an investigator-developed scale measuring…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Family Programs, Capacity Building
Parental Judgments of Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Practices: Applying a Consumer Science Perspective
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Bruder, Mary Beth; Dunst, Carl J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
Parents of young children participating in either Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C early intervention or IDEA Part B-619 preschool special education programs were surveyed to obtain a consumer science perspective of the practitioners who were the children's primary service providers. Parents were asked to make judgments of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Special Education