Asian Parents' Perceptions of Child Disability and School Contact for Services

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dc.contributor.advisorGottfredson, Gary D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKim, Nayoungen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-02T05:39:24Z
dc.date.available2010-07-02T05:39:24Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined Asian parents' perceptions of children's disability and factors influencing their utilization of school services. Using the parent questionnaires from a large national sample of high school sophomores (the ELS:2002 data), survey results from Asian American (n=810) and European American parents (n=7710) were analyzed to examine cultural differences between the two ethnic groups as well as between immigrant vs. non-immigrant Asians. This study also assessed the extent to which parental characteristics (Belief About Learning, Recency of Immigration, English Proficiency, Socio-Economic Status, and whether they indicate their child is disabled) predict contacting the school for services. Results indicated that Asians were less likely than Europeans to believe that their child has a disability and also were less likely to contact the school for help. Nevertheless, immigrant parents sought help when they perceived that their child had a disability. Neither immigrant parent's length of stay in the U.S. nor English proficiency predicted the school contact behaviors. Implications for introducing school-based services and outreach for Asian American parents are suggested, particularly for recent immigrants.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/10250
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Specialen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAsian American Studiesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Educational Psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAsianen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDisabilityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledImmigranten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledParent Involvementen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPerceptionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSpecial Educationen_US
dc.titleAsian Parents' Perceptions of Child Disability and School Contact for Servicesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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