Keep Your Hands to Yourself: Parents and Special Education

Abstract

My research involves parental involvement with special education programming and how it relates to their children’s behavior. To conduct this research, literature will be reviewed and interviews will be done with teachers and parents of children enrolled in special education programs. We will look into the amount of involvement suggested to parents, as well as how much they are allowed to participate through the review of programs, meetings, and other related policies. It is anticipated that we will find a correlation between children’s behavior, academic progress, and parental involvement in their respective programs.