A Content Analysis of Policies and Procedures for Serving Children with Special School Health Needs in Early Education Environments
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SERVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL SCHOOL HEALTH NEEDS IN EARLY EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS by Barbara G. Minzenberg B.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1973 M. Ed. University of Pittsburgh, 1975 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of School of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh 2008 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING This dissertation was presented by Barbara G. Minzenberg It was defended on June 18, 2008 and approve by Heidi M. Feldman, MD, PhD, Developmental Psychology, Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine Donna H. Lehr, PhD, Associate Professor/ Special Education Program Coordinator, Curriculum and Teaching, Boston University Charlene Trovato, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor/Associate Chair, Administrative and Policy Studies, University of Pittsburgh Naomi Zigmond, PhD, Professor Department of Instruction and Learning, Education of Students with Mental and Physical Disabilities, University of Pittsburgh Dissertation Director: Louise A. Kaczmarek, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Instruction and Learning, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Education, University of Pittsburgh ii Copyright by Barbara G. Minzenberg 2008 iii A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SERVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL SCHOOL HEALTH NEEDS IN EARLY EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS Barbara G. Minzenberg, PhD University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Children with special school healthcare needs (CSSHN) are entering early education environments with increasing frequency. Advances in medical technology and interest in providing early education in least restrictive environments are cited as the reasons for the phenomenon. Most often, full-time nurses are not available in such settings to care for the needs of children with medical complexities.
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