Empowerment in early childhood intervention : perspectives of parents of children with disabilities Macvean, Michelle L. 2000, Empowerment in early childhood intervention : perspectives of parents of children with disabilities, Ph.D. thesis, Institute of Disability Studies, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads macvean-empowermentinearly-2000.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 27.19MB 377 Title Empowerment in early childhood intervention : perspectives of parents of children with disabilities Alternative title Parents' perspectives on empowerment Author Macvean, Michelle L. Institution Deakin University School Institute of Disability Studies Faculty Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Degree name Ph.D. Date submitted 2000 Keyword(s) Parents of children with disabilities - Attitudes Parents of children with disabilities - Victoria Family social work - Victoria Children with disabilities - Services for Summary An objective of early intervention is to empower parents of children with disabilities. This research involved two interviews with 37 families of children with disabilities in order to ascertain their perspectives of empowerment. The finding suggest that information, other families, decision-making, confidence, participation, and meeting family needs influence parents' empowerment. Language eng Description of original xi, 228 leaves ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 362.82 Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30023564 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Health Institute of Disability Studies Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 08:23:56 EST Thu, 17 Feb 2011, 15:09:56 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:10:51 EST Wed, 08 Aug 2018, 12:40:17 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:07:57 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 704 Abstract Views, 390 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 08:23:56 EST