ABSTRACT

Findings from two studies investigating the relationships between two types of family-centred practices (relational and participatory) and parent involvement in early childhood intervention are described. We tested the hypothesis that participatory practices would be more strongly related to parent involvement compared to relational practices because the former and not the later emphasise active parent participation in obtaining child, parent, and family resources and supports. We also determined if the pattern of results were the same or different in the two studies. Both studies were conducted in Spain in nine early childhood intervention programmes working with young children with identified disabilities or developmental delays and their parents. Participants completed a family-centred practices scale and parent involvement scale as part of their participation in the studies. Results from different kinds of statistical and effect size analyses provided converging evidence that participatory family-centred practices were a more robust predictor of parent involvement in early childhood intervention compared to relational family-centred practices. Implications for professional development to promote early childhood intervention practitioners’ understanding and use of participatory practices to improve parent involvement in their children’s intervention are described.

摘要

描述了两项调查两种以家庭为中心的实践（关系型和参与型）与父母参与儿童早期干预之间关系的研究结果。我们检验了与关系实践相比，参与实践与父母参与的关系更密切的假设，因为前者而不是后者强调父母积极参与获得孩子、父母和家庭的资源和支持。我们还确定了这两项研究的结果模式是否相同或不同。这两项研究都是在西班牙开展的九个早期儿童干预项目中，针对已发现残疾或发育迟缓的幼儿及其父母进行的。作为参与研究的一部分，参与者完成了以家庭为中心的实践量表和父母参与量表。来自不同类型的统计和效应量分析的结果提供了趋同的证据，表明参与式以家庭为中心的实践与以家庭为中心的关系实践相比，是父母参与早期儿童干预的更强有力的预测指标。描述了专业发展对促进幼儿干预从业者理解和使用参与性实践以提高父母对孩子干预的参与的意义。来自不同类型的统计和效应量分析的结果提供了趋同的证据，表明参与式以家庭为中心的实践与以家庭为中心的关系实践相比，是父母参与早期儿童干预的更强有力的预测指标。描述了专业发展对促进幼儿干预从业者理解和使用参与性实践以提高父母对孩子干预的参与的意义。来自不同类型的统计和效应量分析的结果提供了趋同的证据，表明参与式以家庭为中心的实践与以家庭为中心的关系实践相比，是父母参与早期儿童干预的更强有力的预测指标。描述了专业发展对促进幼儿干预从业者理解和使用参与性实践以提高父母对孩子干预的参与的意义。