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Article: Parental Judgments of Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Practices: Applying a Consumer Science Perspective

Center:

CT-A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Mary Beth Bruder
[email protected]
860-679-1500

Product Description:

Parents of young children participating in either IDEA Part C early intervention or IDEA Part B-619 preschool special education programs were surveyed to obtain a consumer science perspective of the practitioners who were the childrens primary service providers. Parents were asked to make judgments of the confidence and competence of the practitioners in six practice areas (family-centered practices, teaming and collaboration, child assessments and evaluations, instructional practices, IFSPs, IEPs, and natural environments and inclusion practices). Results indicated that the parents rated the practitioners as more confident than competent when using practices, and that the degree of parent involvement in early intervention or preschool special education was related to variations in parents perceived judgments. Implications for evaluating early childhood tintervention service quality from a consumer science perspective are described.

Keyword(s):

consumer evaluations, service quality, early intervention, preschool special education

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

10.1177/0271121414522527

COVID-19 Related Data:

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