
Effective Technology Integration for Disabled Children
The Family Perspective
Malka Margalit(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 2. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXII, 226 pages
978-1-4613-9008-4 (ISBN)
Description
Effective Technology: Integration for Disabled Children: The
Family Perspective
explores microcomputer-based special education intervention programs aimed at advancing mildly handicapped children and empowering their parents. The book applies the stress, resources and coping model to families with disabled children, examining specific components of the pro§ posed model through family surveys and studies, and presenting future directions for research and experimentation. The book also offers an overview of the research related to effective integration of computers into the special education system, with particular attention to a cognitive approach to skill development through various software programs.
Effective Technol§ ogy: Integration For
Disabled Children
is intended for researchers and practitioners in a wide range of fields interested in family research and parent-empowering interventions as well as for those involved in technology integration within special education contexts.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XXII, 226 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-9008-4 (9781461390084)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4613-9006-0
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Book
06/1990
Springer
€96.29
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Content
Section I Effective Technology Integration.- 1 An Information Processing Model for Intervention.- 2 Computer Games and Problem Solving.- 3 Drill-and-Practice Programs.- 4 Word Processing and Writing Skills.- Section II Families: An Ecological Model.- 5 Familial Stress and Resources.- 6 Family Climate.- 7 Fathers' and Mothers' Roles in the Family.- 8 Empowering Families: Effective Interventions.- Section III The Entrance of Computers into Families.- 9 Parental Expectations.- 10 Bringing the Computer Home.- 11 Parental Support of Children's Home-Computing.- 12 Case Study: Danny R..- Section IV Epilogue: Disabilities, Technology, and Families.- 13 Summary and Future Directions.- References.- Author Index.