An Analysis of Haitian Parents' Perceptions of Their Children With Disabilities

Challenges, Coping, and Resilience Among Immigrant Parents Caring for a Child With a Disability: An Integrative Review

“…They identified the challenges and then attempted to minimize the negative outcome. The more educated parents tended to find direct solutions to problems, while those who were less educated developed ways to avoid factors that might trigger their child’s challenging behaviors, particularly in social gatherings (Gregoire, ). Wang and Casillas () reported the experiences and coping mechanisms of Mandarin‐speaking parents raising children with disability in the US.…”

A Descriptive Case Study Examining the Perceptions of Haitian American Parents and the Perceptions of their Children’s Teachers on the Parents’ Involvement in a Structured Parent Intervention Program

“…The lack of follow through on parent involvement initiatives at the school level is particularly concerning because of legal mandates requiring otherwise. The findings of this study echoed the findings of those before it (Gregoire, 2010;Steppick & Steppick, 2003), which determined that Haitians in South Florida emigrated there for several reasons especially the access to educational opportunities and advancement for their children. This study built upon an existing body of evidence that Haitian-American parents want to be involved by identifying a way that parents and teachers indicated influenced their perceptions about involvement and increase awareness on methods for involvement.…”

“…Professionals can use the information from this study and workshop outline to develop their own parent intervention programs based on the needs of their parent populations and current trends in involvement. People of ethnic and racial minorities and CLD groups have specific "identities, needs and challenges" (p. 128; Gregoire, 2010). An inherent prerequisite to conducting research within a specific group similar to what was done in this study, is "an interest in and/or specific knowledge regarding the specific sub-group within which the research is conducted" (Gregoire, 2010, p.129).…”

The experiences of minority ethnic heritage parents having a child with SEND: a systematic literature review

“…Religion was mentioned primarily as a positive, protective factor, but researchers in one study suggested that a belief that bringing about change was up to God could be interpreted as parents ‘giving up’ their own agency in promoting the best interests of the child (Gregoire & Cramer, ). Five studies mentioned religion as a ‘coping mechanism’.…”