Cultural Reciprocity in Sociocultural Perspective: Adapting the Normalization Principle for Family Collaboration.

Harry, Beth; Rueda, Robert; Kalyanpur, Maya

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ERIC Number: EJ594910

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Cultural Reciprocity in Sociocultural Perspective: Adapting the Normalization Principle for Family Collaboration.

Harry, Beth; Rueda, Robert; Kalyanpur, Maya

Exceptional Children, v66 n1 p123-36 Fall 1999

Findings from a collaborative action research project involving seven culturally diverse families with children with disabilities are used to illustrate how professionals can provide assistance in a family's zone of proximal development, rather than targeting goals that are normative for the mainstream, but not for the family. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement, Family Needs, Helping Relationship, Participatory Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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