Kim Fong Poon-McBrayer

Partnership Challenges with Asian Immigrant Parents

A Qualitative Inquiry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The education conditions of Asian American students with disabilities are inadequately represented in the literature, mostly due to misconceptions and underrepresentation in special education. Parental advocacy in the referral-to-placement process is particularly vital in securing appropriate education. There is little literature on immigrant parents' involvement in this process. This book therefore attempts to narrow the data gap regarding the home-school partnership with Asian American parents of students with disabilities. A qualitative method was adopted to examine interactions and experiences between parents and referring teachers. The findings identified numerous factors affecting effective partnership. Parental factors included limited English proficiency, cultural misunderstanding, school expectations of their involvement, lack of social capital, etc. Teacher factors included stereotypes of Asian behaviors, monocultural perspectives, professional power, and cultural insensitivity. The analyses pinpointed a need to consider the acculturation process teachers go through and to increase parents' social capital through a culturally sensitive approach.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 122g
• ISBN-13: 9783844314618
• ISBN-10: 384431461X
• Artikelnr.: 33245832

Autorenporträt

Dr. Kim Fong Poon-McBrayer, Profesor Asociado y Jefe de Departamento (en el Departamento de Política Educativa y Liderazgo del Instituto de Educación de HK). Doctorado de la Universidad de Texas 1992-1996 (especialización en educación especial multicultural; especialización en administración de la educación superior).