Beliefs About Participation-Based Practices in Early Intervention

Autor: L. Brook Sawyer, Philippa H. Campbell
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Early Intervention. 31:326-343
ISSN: 2154-3992
1053-8151
DOI: 10.1177/1053815109351536
Popis: Researchers have noted divergent findings with respect to the relationships of practitioners’ beliefs and their implementation of recommended practices. With Q-sort methods, this study examined practitioners’ beliefs about practices in early intervention with samples of current practitioners ( n = 211) and preservice students ( n = 142). Findings indicated that practitioners rated participation-based practices as less strongly held beliefs when compared with several other early intervention practices, and students’ responses revealed beliefs that were in contrast with participation-based beliefs. In addition, results showed that practitioners’ beliefs were more similar to respondents from institutions of higher education than were the preservice students.
Databáze: OpenAIRE