When Parents Aren't Enough: External Advocacy in Special Education
When Parents Aren't Enough: External Advocacy in Special Education
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10.2307/20454695
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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6.4
通讯作者：
Phillips, Erin
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作者：
Phillips, Erin
《残疾人教育法》（IDEA）为数百万残疾儿童提供了更广泛的教育和生活机会。本说明试图通过质疑《国际教育发展构想》的一个关键假设来改进其执行情况：即父母拥有在特殊教育问题上为其子女辩护的工具。本说明认为，由于所涉残疾的复杂性和系统本身的正式规则，许多父母需要援助，以实现其子女的最佳结果。本研究提出几项政策选择，希望能借由地方教育机构的试办计画，进一步探讨特殊教育永续宣导的议题。
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been widely celebrated for providing millions of disabled children with broader educational and life opportunities. This Note seeks to improve the implementation of the IDEA by questioning one of its key assumptions: that parents possess the tools to advocate for their children in special education matters. This Note argues that many parents need assistance to achieve optimal outcomes for their children because of the complexity of both the disabilities involved and the formal rules of the system itself. Several policy options are considered in the hope that local educational agencies will implement pilot programs to further explore the issue of eternal advocacy in special education.