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Does Research Support Claims About the Benefits of Involving Parents in Early Intervention Programs?
Karl R. White,
Matthew J. Taylor and
Vanessa D. Moss
Early Intervention Research Institute
It is widely believed that early intervention programs that involve parents are more effective than those that do not. After discussing the types of parent involvement programs that have been implemented in previous early intervention research and defining the benefits which are allegedly associated with the involvement of parents in early intervention programs, this article presents an analysis of the evidence from previous research regarding the alleged benefits. This analysis shows that there is no convincing evidence that the ways in which parents have been involved in previous early intervention research studies result in more effective outcomes. Possible reasons for the lack of observed benefits are offered, and suggestions are made for future research and practice.
Review of Educational Research, Vol. 62, No. 1,
91-125 (1992)
DOI: 10.3102/00346543062001091

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