ERIC Number: ED615151
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 35
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Parent Leadership and Civic Engagement: Suggestions for the Next Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Reauthorization
Rossetti, Zach; Burke, Meghan M.; Rios, Kristina; Rivera, Javier; Schraml, Kristen; Hughes, Oscar; Lee, James; Aleman Tovar, Janeth
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Although parent involvement is a cornerstone of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), few individual parents of children with disabilities participate in civic engagement to voice their suggestions for the next IDEA reauthorization. To address this gap, a civic engagement training was conducted with 95 parents of children with disabilities across four states. At the end of the training, participants completed videotaped testimonials voicing their suggestions for the next IDEA reauthorization. Participant suggestions clustered around three themes: expanding IDEA to address specific concerns; adding text to provide specificity and clarity in IDEA; and implementing the current version of IDEA. Implications for research and policy are discussed. [This paper was published in "Journal of Disability Policy Studies" v31 n2 p99-111 2020.]
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Parent Participation, Advocacy, Training, Citizen Participation, Parent Attitudes, Ethnic Diversity, Participative Decision Making, Policy Formation, Minority Groups, Individual Characteristics, Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Educational Finance, Accountability, Faculty Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts; Illinois; Tennessee; New Hampshire
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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