Factors Influencing Parents' Selection of Schools for Children with Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Autor/inn/en	Mawene,, Dian; Bal, Aydin
Titel	Factors Influencing Parents' Selection of Schools for Children with Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Quelle	In: International Journal of Special Education, 33 (2018) 2, S.313-329 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0827-3383
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; School Choice; Children; Disabilities; Decision Making; Special Education; Access to Education; School Location; Class Size; Teacher Characteristics; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Well Being; Socioeconomic Status; Place of Residence; Proximity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Child; Kind; Kinder; Handicap; Behinderung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Schulgelände; Klassengröße; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Wohnort; Lebensnähe
Abstract	School choice has become one of the most controversial issues in education. However, little is known about how parents of children with disabilities chose schools. The present article includes an international systematic literature review of research on the factors influencing the decisions of parents of children with disabilities when selecting schools or special education programs. The literature review showed that parents of children with disabilities consider a large variety of factors when choosing schools, including the availability of special education programs, distance of the school, social continuities, class size, teachers' characteristics, parent-teacher communication, beliefs about disability, and the children's well-being. Socioeconomic status and parents' areas of residence had a mixed influence on the decision-making process. The studies found a dire need for research on how parents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds choose education programs for their children. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01