Early Intervention, Inclusive Education, and Children Development

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024 | Viewed by 734

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Centro de Psicologia, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Interests: educational psychology; childhood; special education; inclusive education

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Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to take on this Special Issue entitled “Early Intervention, Inclusive Education, and Children Development”. This Special Issue aims to provide novel and creative research on early childhood intervention, gender equality, inclusion, and evidence-based research. Scientific reports, systematic revisions, clinical reports, and case reports on prematurity, autism, and motor, cognitive, or communicative delays/problems are welcome. We hope that gathering research on this topic will contribute to developing inclusive practices and support inclusive communities within schools. Evidence-based research on early education, child development, and inclusion can promote collaboration among researchers, educators/teachers, students, families, and health professionals to create communities where everyone feels valued and included.

Dr. Marina Gonçalves Fuertes
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Keywords

  • early childhood intervention
  • special education
  • inclusive education
  • gender equality
  • evidence-based research
  • family based intervention
  • prematurity
  • developmental delays
  • special needs

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Exploring the Effectiveness and Challenges of Community Rehabilitation Service Programs for Children with Developmental Delays: A Qualitative Study from the Perspective of Early Intervention Service Providers in Taiwan
by Shu-Jou Sun, Wei-Lin Wang, Wei-Lun Huang and Wei-Sho Ho
Children 2024, 11(8), 999; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11080999 - 16 Aug 2024
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This qualitative study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of community rehabilitation programs for children with developmental delays from the perspective of early intervention service providers in Taiwan. Adopting a single-case experimental design (ABM design), this study examined the immediate and sustained effects of [...] Read more.
This qualitative study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of community rehabilitation programs for children with developmental delays from the perspective of early intervention service providers in Taiwan. Adopting a single-case experimental design (ABM design), this study examined the immediate and sustained effects of interventions on individualized goals during baseline, intervention, and maintenance phases. Additionally, data from interviews with parents, special education teachers, and other participants were collected to understand the challenges and improvement strategies of community rehabilitation programs. Results revealed that community rehabilitation programs for children with developmental delays exhibited both immediate and sustained effectiveness. Challenges faced by parents and professionals differed, with parents having less contact and communication with administrative systems, while professionals experienced more pronounced implementation difficulties during interventions. Moreover, strategies for improving community rehabilitation programs for children with developmental delays should vary for parents and professionals to address inconsistencies in attitudes and strategies among parents and administrative obstacles encountered by professionals. Full article
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