Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ858196
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Home Environments and Perceived Needs of Anglo and Latino Families of Young Children with Visual Impairments
Dote-Kwan, Jamie; Chen, Deborah; Hughes, Margaret
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v103 n9 p531-542 Sep 2009
This study examined the influence of home environment, socioeconomic status, and visual functioning on mothers' perceptions of the family needs and development of 19 toddlers with visual impairments from Latino and Anglo backgrounds. Differences were found between the mothers' perceived needs based on ethnicity and their children's degree of vision loss. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Family Needs, Visual Impairments, Mothers, Family Environment, Hispanic Americans, Whites, Family Influence, Parent Attitudes, Child Development, Toddlers, Ethnicity, Racial Differences, Severity (of Disability), Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Parent Influence, Early Intervention, Socioeconomic Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Home Observation for Measurement of Environment
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