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Direct linkRios, Kristina; Burke, Meghan M. – Exceptionality, 2021
Family-professional partnership is an essential component of the special education process for children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). However, many families face barriers to participation in the special education process. Latino families especially face systemic barriers when participating in educational…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Barriers
Rossetti, Zach; Burke, Meghan M. – Exceptionality, 2019
Within special education policy and practice, parents are expected to advocate for their children to receive appropriate special education and related services. However, the majority of parents report feeling disempowered to advocate; families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds may feel especially disempowered. Federally…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Advocacy, Cultural Differences, Language Usage
Taylor, Julie Lounds; Hodapp, Robert M.; Burke, Meghan M.; Waitz-Kudla, Sydney N.; Rabideau, Carol – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study presents findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial, testing a 12-week intervention to train parents of youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to advocate for adult disability services--the Volunteer Advocacy Program-Transition (VAP-T). Participants included 41 parents of youth with ASD within 2 years of high school exit,…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Parent Education, Autism
Burke, Meghan M.; Goldman, Samantha E. – Journal of Special Education, 2017
Many parents struggle to advocate for their children with disabilities to obtain services at school. Subsequently, parents may turn to special education advocates to help ensure that their children receive appropriate services. However, it is unclear how special education advocates support families and secure services for children with…
Descriptors: Special Education, Advocacy, Change Agents, Phenomenology
Burke, Meghan M. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2017
Latino students and their families are the fastest growing minority group in the country, yet it is unclear whether rural (vs. urban) Latino families of students with disabilities have different needs. In this pilot study, 65 Latino family members of students with disabilities (15 rural; 50 urban) responded to a questionnaire about empowerment,…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Hispanic American Students, Rural Areas, Urban Areas
