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Chak Li; W. Catherine Cheung; Meghan M. Burke; Julie Lounds Taylor; Leann S. DaWalt – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Parents of individuals with autism face many challenges in accessing appropriate services and supports for their offspring. Parents also play vital roles in advocating for their offspring's rights and needs. Furthermore, despite advocacy programs becoming increasingly common, it remains unclear how to best foster advocacy among parents of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Youth, Young Adults, Parents
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Strassfeld, Natasha M.; Strassfeld, Robert N. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2020
Recent union-supported teachers' walkouts and strikes across several U.S. states and cities highlighted union-led and grassroots efforts to amplify teachers' voices. Yet, the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, "Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31," provides a strength test for teachers' unions and members engaging in social justice/equity work…
Descriptors: Unions, Teacher Strikes, Social Justice, Advocacy
National Comprehensive Center, 2024
Get Smart Fast about the benefits of supporting student and staff well-being! Prioritizing well-being in schools creates environments where everyone feels valued and supported, which leads to better educational outcomes and a healthier, more supportive community. This infographic provides strategies, examples, and resources to effectively support…
Descriptors: Students, School Personnel, Well Being, Educational Environment
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Fugnitto, Gina; Stuart, Kelly – Learning Professional, 2021
Teacher professional learning is often disjointed and not aligned with the curricula teachers use in daily instruction. This lack of preparation has led to fragmented approaches to teaching young students to read, in part because initiatives lose momentum, teachers modify the instruction beyond recognition, and programs are soon eclipsed by newer…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Teacher Empowerment, Teacher Competencies
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Zeng, Weiwen; Magaña, Sandy; Lopez, Kristina; Xu, Yue; Marroquín, J. Marisol – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
This study examined maintenance of treatment effects in a culturally tailored parent education program for Latinx families of children with autism spectrum disorder using a behavior maintenance framework. In a two-site randomized waitlist-control study, we compared differences in parent and child outcomes across three timepoints using linear mixed…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior Modification
Meghan M. Burke; Zach Rossetti; Janeth Aleman Tovar; Kristina Rios; James D. Lee; Kristen Schraml-Block; Javier I. Rivera – Online Submission, 2021
Due to systemic barriers, Spanish-speaking (versus English-speaking) parents of children with disabilities are less likely to participate in educational decision-making. However, little research has directly compared special education experiences between both populations. The purpose of this study was to explore the differences and similarities…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, English, Barriers, Students with Disabilities
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Meghan M. Burke; Zach Rossetti; Janeth Aleman-Tovar; Kristina Rios; James Lee; Kristen Schraml-Block; Javier Rivera – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2021
Due to systemic barriers, Spanish-speaking (versus English-speaking) parents of children with disabilities are less likely to participate in educational decision-making. However, little research has directly compared special education experiences between both populations. The purpose of this study was to explore the differences and similarities…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, English, Barriers, Students with Disabilities
Long, Don – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2019
Spurred by research showing the gains students realize from school-based social and emotional learning (SEL), states are adopting policies that support districts in implementing, sustaining, and spreading it. But to ensure long-term, systemwide gains for students, states must also address the SEL needs of teachers. To meet this challenge, states…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Teacher Empowerment, Social Development, Emotional Development
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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
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Burke, Meghan M.; Rios, Kristina; Lee, Chung eun – Journal of Special Education, 2019
Although many parents report needing advocates to receive special education services for their children with disabilities, the advocacy process is largely unexplored especially in relation to school and child outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the special education advocacy process by conducting interviews with nine parent-advocate…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Children, Students with Disabilities, Parent Attitudes
Thrill, Chauntee – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2019
In 2018 the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) conducted an evaluation of the Illinois Community College Board's (ICCB) program review process, focusing on the career and technical education (CTE) programs. The purpose of program review is to support community colleges in decisionmaking and planning as related to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Two Year College Students, Student Participation, Community Colleges
Lieberman, Abbie; Loewenberg, Aaron; Love, Ivy; Robertson, Cassandra; Tesfai, Lul – New America, 2021
From February to April, New America conducted over 30 interviews with experts, care providers, and union representatives, focusing on three states. This report outlines key considerations for improving care worker job quality through organizing. We also include case studies on care worker organizing in California, Illinois, Washington, and the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Care Occupations, Home Health Aides, Caregiver Attitudes
Achieving the Dream, 2018
Colleges and universities frequently find that students cite financial pressures as a significant obstacle in their progress toward college completion. This can particularly be a challenge for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students, students from traditionally underserved populations, and students of color. To help address this issue, many…
Descriptors: Paying for College, At Risk Students, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Cody, Anthony – Educational Leadership, 2013
One popular approach to teacher leadership is to identify certain teachers as particularly successful, then have others learn from them. Collaborative leadership, in contrast, looks at leadership as a quality that anyone can have. In this model, the goal is not to figure out who is best. Instead, teachers share their unique talents and interests…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Cooperation, Faculty Development, Student Empowerment
Aliza Zivic; John F. Smith; Brian J. Reiser; Kelsey D. Edwards; Michael Novak; Tara A. W. McGill – Grantee Submission, 2018
A tension in designing classroom learning involves balancing the questions and interests of students with the goals of teachers and standards. One approach to navigating this tension in science classrooms is to simultaneously support and constrain students' questions about an observable natural phenomenon in the classroom and then take up those…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
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