Article
A Theoretical Model for Parent Involvement in Secondary Special Education
Journal of Disability Policy Studies
(2015)
Abstract
Parent educational involvement has been demonstrated to be a predictor of in-school and post-school success for all students, including students with disabilities. However, traditional models of parent involvement tend to focus on academic-oriented indicators of success whereas transition models tend to focus on post-school outcomes with limited parent roles. The purpose of this article is to propose a model of parent involvement that addresses the limitations of current approaches by (a) integrating transition and traditional academic-focused models of parent involvement, (b) incorporating predictors of post-school success, and (c) accounting for the continued role parents play in the lives of their adult children.
Keywords
- parent involvement,
- family involvement,
- transition planning,
- secondary education
Disciplines
Publication Date
June 8, 2015
DOI
10.1177/1044207315583901
Citation Information
Dawn A. Rowe and Kara Hirano. "A Theoretical Model for Parent Involvement in Secondary Special Education" Journal of Disability Policy Studies Vol. 27 Iss. 1 (2015) p. 45 - 53 ISSN: 1044-2073 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dawn-rowe/23/