Applicants to a Special Education Advocacy Training Program: "Insiders" in the Disability Advocacy World

Autor/inn/en	Goscicki, Brittney L.; Goldman, Samantha E.; Burke, Meghan M.; Hodapp, Robert M.
Titel	Applicants to a Special Education Advocacy Training Program: "Insiders" in the Disability Advocacy World
Quelle	In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 61 (2023) 2, S.110-123 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9491
Schlagwörter	Special Education; Advocacy; Training; Students with Disabilities; Role; Self Advocacy; Motivation; Information Sources; Social Networks; Community Organizations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Sozialanwaltschaft; Ausbildung; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Rollen; Selbstbehauptung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Information source; Informationsquelle; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract	Although social groups have "insiders," this construct has not been measured within the disability advocacy community. Examining 405 individuals who applied for an advocacy training program, this study examined the nature of insiderness within the disability advocacy community and ties to individual roles. Participants showed differences in mean ratings across 10 insider items. A principal components analysis revealed two distinct factors: Organizational Involvement and Social Connectedness. Non-school providers scored highest on Organizational Involvement; family members/self-advocates highest on Social Connectedness. Themes from open-ended responses supported the factors and showed differences in motivation and information sources across insiderness levels and roles. Qualitative analysis revealed two additional aspects of insiderness not addressed in the scale. Implications are discussed for future practice and research. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01