Preferred Types of Communication Indicated by Parents and Teachers of Emotionally Disturbed Students

Abstract

This study investigated the communication preferences indicated by parents and teachers of emotionally disturbed students in a selected sample from four states. A chi-square test of independence was used as the means of rational analysis of the responses to a questionnaire listing the 20 most common types of communication used by parents and teachers. Responses from the parents and teachers indicated that their preferences differed at the .05 level of significance on half (10) of the types of communication. Priority rankings of preferences from highest to lowest for both groups were also reported.

Family Time and the Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescent Siblings and Their Parents

“…Alternatively, this type of involvement also can be characterized by the nature of the activities in which caregivers are involved. These might include formal, informal, routine, and enhanced activities, or a combination of these activities (Ellis & Turnbull, 1995; Lindle, 1989; McCarney, 1986; Stephenson, 1992; Winton & Turnbull, 1981). Third, caregiver involvement can be described as the extent to which caregivers are engaged and involved with staff when they do interact.…”

Promoting Involvement Between Low-Income Single Caregivers and Urban Early Intervention Programs

“…This is in part because the types of activities in which parents can become involved range from passive receipt of information to direct involvement in the educational and therapeutic components of a program or to active participation in decision making about a program, such as membership on a parent policy council (Turnbull & Turnbull, 1990). Participation can include formal, informal, routine, or enhanced activities or a combination of these activities (Ellis & Turnbull, 1995;Lindle, 1989;McCarney, 1986;Stephenson, 1992;Winton & Turnbull, 1981). Frequency of participation is also likely to vary among caregivers, occurring on an ongoing basis (e.g., volunteering in a classroom) or intermittently, based upon presenting child and family concerns.…”