Individual and School District Variables Associated with Family Engagement in Special Education

IF 3.8 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Exceptional Children Pub Date : 2026-05-26 DOI:10.1177/00144029261452212

Sangeun Lee, Gahyun Park, Meredith Wellman, Brett Zyromski

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Abstract

States assess the special education services provided by each school district using various indicators, including Indicator 8, which measures how effectively school districts facilitate family engagement in special education. A multilevel analysis was conducted on a dataset of families ( N = 6,894) nested within school districts ( N = 109) to examine factors associated with Indicator 8. Families of older students reported lower Indicator 8 scores than those of younger students. Black families rated their schools’ engagement efforts lower than White families, while Multiracial families rated them higher than White families. Families of male students reported higher Indicator 8 scores than those of female students. A significant interaction was found between the racial composition of school districts and Black families when compared to White families. The findings highlight the importance of enhancing engagement strategies for older students, female students, and Black students, especially those who attend school districts with a higher ratio of White students.

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特殊教育中与家庭参与相关的个人和学区变量

各州使用各种指标评估每个学区提供的特殊教育服务，其中包括指标8，衡量学区促进家庭参与特殊教育的有效性。对学区（N = 109）内的家庭数据集（N = 6,894）进行了多水平分析，以检查与指标8相关的因素。年龄较大的学生家庭报告的指标8得分低于年龄较小的学生家庭。黑人家庭对学校参与度的评价低于白人家庭，而多种族家庭对学校参与度的评价高于白人家庭。男生家庭的指标8得分高于女生家庭。与白人家庭相比，学区的种族构成和黑人家庭之间存在显著的相互作用。研究结果强调了加强高年级学生、女学生和黑人学生参与策略的重要性，尤其是那些就读于白人学生比例较高的学区的学生。

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期刊介绍： Exceptional Children, an official journal of The Council for Exceptional Children, publishes original research and analyses that focus on the education and development of exceptional infants, toddlers, children, youth, and adults. This includes descriptions of research, research reviews, methodological reviews of the literature, data-based position papers, policy analyses, and registered reports. Exceptional Children publishes quantitative, qualitative, and single-subject design studies.