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Kyzar, Kathleen; Brady, Sara; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Ann – Remedial and Special Education, 2020
Family-professional partnerships are a key support for families of children with disabilities, but little is known about families of children with deaf-blindness. This study examined (a) the factor structures of the Beach Center on Disability Family-Professional Partnership and Family Quality of Life (FQOL) Scales utilizing a national sample of…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Family Environment, Family Relationship, Deaf Blind
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Hong, Joo Young; Turnbull, Ann – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, the focus on individual quality of life expanded to family quality of life (FQOL) in the field of intellectual disabilities. However, few studies examined FQOL for families who have children with hearing loss. Furthermore, most studies focused on mothers' perceptions of FQOL. The purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Family Environment, Hearing Impairments, Mothers
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Zuna, Nina I.; Turnbull, Ann; Summers, Jean Ann – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Noting the absence of sound theoretical underpinnings for family quality of life (FQoL) research and work, the authors note that, to guide FQoL practice, research findings must be schematically organized so as to enable practitioners to implement empirical findings effectively. One way to meet this goal is to introduce a theoretical model that…
Descriptors: Models, Disabilities, Family Relationship, Quality of Life