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MEREOIU, MARIANA, Ph.D. Family-Centered Practices for Families of Latino Heritage with Young Children with Disabilities in Rural Areas MEREOIU, MARIANA, Ph.D. Family-Centered Practices for Families of Latino Heritage with Young Children with Disabilities in Rural Areas. (2011) Directed by Drs. Judith A. Niemeyer and Belinda J. Hardin. 149 pp. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which early childhood educators implement family-centered practices with families of Latino heritage in rural areas and who have young children with disabilities. This research also investigated factors that may influence implementation of practices within the family-centered approach, such as education, access to professional development opportunities and experiences in the field, as well as challenges and needs related to implementation from the viewpoint of early childhood teachers. Finally, the study examined teachers’ views on the influences of their professional and cultural background on the extent and ways they use family-centered approach in their practice. To better understand these aspects, quantitative and qualitative data was collected to explore the extent to which teachers reported to employ family-centered practices, as well as the influence of the above- mentioned variables at the implementation level. The responses of 44 participants collected with a survey were analyzed to explore the first questions of this study. Individual interviews with a subsample of 10 participants were conducted to explore the latter questions. The results of this study indicate that teachers report to implement family- centered practices to an overall high extent. However, the findings of the qualitative data indicate that although teachers are reporting to use family-centered approach in some areas of their practices, they are reporting critical needs in others. In addition, results indicate there may be a significant relationship between variables such as extent of experience of working with families of Latino heritage, access to professional development opportunities, or extent of experience in the current teaching position, and the extent to which professionals use family-centered practice approach. FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICES FOR FAMILIES OF LATINO HERITAGE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN RURAL AREAS by Mariana Mereoiu A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Greensboro 2011 Approved by Judith A. Niemeyer Committee Co-Chair Belinda J. Hardin Committee Co-Chair © 2011 Mariana Mereoiu Parintilor mei. To my parents. ii APPROVAL PAGE This dissertation has been approved by the following committee of the Faculty of The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Judith A. Niemeyer Dr. Belinda J. Hardin Committee Members Dr. Mary V. Compton Dr. José A. Villalba May 17, 2011 Date of Acceptance by Committee May 17, 2011 Date of Final Oral Examination iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. vi CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................1 Rationale for the Study ................................................................................2 Research Problem ........................................................................................4 Purpose of the Study ....................................................................................6 Theoretical Framework ................................................................................7 II. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ......................................................................9 Theoretical Perspectives ...............................................................................9 Family-Centered Practice ...........................................................................10 Components of Family-Centered Practice .....................................12 Family-Centered Practice Implementation .................................................22 Outcomes of Family-Centered Practices Implementation .............22 Factors Influencing Family-Centered Practice Implementation .........................................................................26 Challenges in Family-Centered Practice Implementation .............32 III. METHODS .........................................................................................................35 Research Design .........................................................................................36 Phase I: Quantitative Methods ........................................................37 Phase II: Qualitative Methods ........................................................37 Research Sites ............................................................................................38 Participants .................................................................................................39 Experience Working with Families ...............................................42 Currently Serving Children with Disabilities of Latino Heritage .....................................................................................43 Measures ....................................................................................................43 Teacher Survey ...............................................................................43 Teacher Interviews .........................................................................46 Measures Reliability .......................................................................47 Procedures ..................................................................................................48 Phase I ............................................................................................48 Phase II ...........................................................................................48 iv Analysis......................................................................................................49 Quantitative Data ............................................................................49 Qualitative Data ..............................................................................51 IV. RESULTS ...........................................................................................................52 Quantitative Results ...................................................................................53 Total Survey Results .......................................................................53 Educational Level ...........................................................................60 Licensure Type ...............................................................................63 Years in Current Position ...............................................................65 Years Teaching ...............................................................................66 Professional Development ..............................................................66 Experience Working with Families ................................................66 Currently Serving Children with Disabilities of Latino Heritage .....................................................................................67 Qualitative Results .....................................................................................68 Themes ...........................................................................................68 Summary .........................................................................................98 V. DISCUSSION ...................................................................................................100 Family-Centered Practice Implementation ..............................................101 Implementation across the Six Family-Centered Practice Areas ..........................................................................101 Factors Influencing Family-Centered Implementation ................109 Influence of Professional and Cultural Factors ............................113 Support, Needs, and Challenges ..................................................117 Diversity of Families of Latino Heritage and Their Young Children with Disabilities ...........................................118 Conclusions ..............................................................................................119 Directions of Future Research .................................................................121 Limitations of the Study...........................................................................122 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................124 APPENDIX A. FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICES PROFESSIONALS SURVEY.........................................................................................138 APPENDIX B. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS .................................................................143 APPENDIX C. FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICE MATRIX ....................................144 v LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1. Distribution of Program Types by Research Sites (N = 39) ...........................40 Table 2. Distribution of Participants by Research Sites (N = 44) ................................41 Table 3. Demographic Characteristics of the Participants (N = 44) .............................41 Table 4. Demographic Characteristics of the Participants in the Interviews (N = 10) ....................................................................................42
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