<![CDATA[LANE OF INQUIRY - Research]]>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:53:01 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Presentation: Parent Perceptions of Early Deafblind Student Involvement in the IEP]]>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:43:03 GMThttps://www.laneofinquiry.org/research/presentation-parent-perceptions-of-early-deafblind-student-involvement-in-the-iepHaving students actively participate in their IEP meetings helps ensure IEP meetings are student-focused, which may prevent conflict and increase parent satisfaction. In practice, students are often not invited to their IEP meetings until they are transition age. In this presentation to the Council for Exceptional Children, Lane discussed parent perceptions of early student involvement for their deafblind children.
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Participants learned to: 1. Identify the barriers to involving young students who are deafblind in their IEP meetings. 2. Understand the benefits of early student involvement. 3. Understand the impacts of student self-advocacy and involvement on parent-school collaboration.
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]]><![CDATA[Presentation: Ensuring Positive Early Educational Transitions for Deafblind Students and their Families]]>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:20:42 GMThttps://www.laneofinquiry.org/research/presentation-ensuring-positive-early-educational-transitions-for-deafblind-students-and-their-familiesTransitions are challenging for deafblind children and their families. Much research has been done on postsecondary transition but the IFSP/IEP transition and transition from preschool to kindergarten are also fraught with challenges. In this presentation, to the Council for Exceptional Children, Lane discussed current research and strategies for a positive transition for students and their families.

​Participants learned to: 1. Understand the changing family support needs of families and gain strategies for fostering collaboration during these early transitions. 2. Identify challenges and successes that parents of children who are deafblind experience while working with IFSP/IEP teams during transition from an IFSP to an IEP. 3. Identify challenges and successes that parents of children who are deafblind experience while working with their IEP teams to transition from preschool to kindergarten.
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]]><![CDATA[Journal Article: Parents of Children who are deafblind face challenges in fostering collaboration within individualized education program teams]]>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:20:41 GMThttps://www.laneofinquiry.org/research/journal_article_bjvi
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Research cited in the British Journal of Visual Impairment
Citation:
McKittrick, L. L. (2022). Parents of children who are deafblind face challenges in fostering collaboration within individualized education program teams. British Journal of Visual Impairment, 0(0). 
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]]><![CDATA[Benefits of Student Involvement in Education Planning]]>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:00:00 GMThttps://www.laneofinquiry.org/research/benefits-of-student-involvement-in-education-planning
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]]><![CDATA[The Importance of Family-Professional Partnership in Times of Uncertainty]]>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:29:55 GMThttps://www.laneofinquiry.org/research/a-qualitative-study-of-families-of-children-who-are-deafblind-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
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]]><![CDATA[Past Research Topics]]>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:30:00 GMThttps://www.laneofinquiry.org/research/past-research-topics
  • Strategies that Mothers of Children who are Deafblind Employ to Foster Collaboration
  • Factors that lead to parent satisfaction with the individualized education program meeting.
  • Benefits of student involvement in educational planning.
  • Factors that influence parent satisfaction of partnership in educating students who are deaf-blind.
  • Benefits of family-professional partnerships in educating students who are deaf-blind.
  • Teaching self-determination to elementary age students who have sensory disabilities
  • Benefits of Elementary Student Involvement in the IEP Meeting
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