"We Shy Away From Difficult Conversations": Principal Perspectives on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families, Individualized Education Programs, and Equal Opportunity

• In Event: 34.079 - Roundtable Session 14
  In Roundtable Session: 34.079-15 - Issues of Leadership in Family, School, and Community Collaborations

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to learn more about the experiences of a key stakeholder in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process: the school principal. This presentation represents research from a larger study, which encompasses the perspectives of multiple stakeholders in the special education process, including parents, specialists, advocates, teachers, and others.

Authors

• Karrin Lukacs, Shenandoah University

• Sherry L. Steeley, Georgetown University