Katharine G Shepherd
Biographic Data
| ID | 6511314 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katharine G Shepherd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katharine G |
| FAMILY NAME | Shepherd |
| SIGNATURE | SHEPHERD K G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vermont |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Developing guiding principles with a community of neurodiverse individuals
The evidence for personalized learning plans
Engaging interdisciplinary service providers to enhance collaboration to support refugee families whose children have special health care needs
This article reports on the early stages of a community-based participatory action research project aimed at understanding how medical, educational and social service providers in our community partner with refugee families whose children have special health care needs, what challenges they face, and how we might collaboratively address identified needs through forming a community of practice and collaboratively conducting action research. In thi…
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) offered an opportunity for reflection on ways that ADA has influenced—and might further shape—the provision of special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), now in its 47th year of implementation. After reviewing the purposes, provisions, and contexts of the two laws, the authors discuss the interplay between IDEA and ADA within several important a…
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy
For decades, policy scholars have noted a disconnect between educational expertise, research, and policy-making, undermining the potential for coherent and effective policy development and implementation of reform initiatives. To help leverage the use of scholarship in the policy-making process, we argue that the scholarly community must refocus its efforts and adopt multiple strategies for ensuring engagement with policy-making, including strate…
Enhancing quality
Enhancing Collaborative Leadership Among Parents of Children With Disabilities
Parent involvement and leadership have evolved over time and carry different meanings within various educational contexts in the United States. In special education, parent involvement includes the roles that parents of children with disabilities play in the development of their children’s Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), as well as in leadership and policy development and evaluation. In spite of the purported benefits of parent leadersh…
Enhancing Collaborative Leadership Among Parents of Children With Disabilities
Parent involvement and leadership have evolved over time and carry different meanings within various educational contexts in the United States. In special education, parent involvement includes the roles that parents of children with disabilities play in the development of their children’s Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), as well as in leadership and policy development and evaluation. In spite of the purported benefits of parent leadersh…
Enhancing Collaborative Leadership Among Parents of Children With Disabilities
Parent involvement and leadership have evolved over time and carry different meanings within various educational contexts in the United States. In special education, parent involvement includes the roles that parents of children with disabilities play in the development of their children’s Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), as well as in leadership and policy development and evaluation. In spite of the purported benefits of parent leadersh…
Enhancing quality
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy
For decades, policy scholars have noted a disconnect between educational expertise, research, and policy-making, undermining the potential for coherent and effective policy development and implementation of reform initiatives. To help leverage the use of scholarship in the policy-making process, we argue that the scholarly community must refocus its efforts and adopt multiple strategies for ensuring engagement with policy-making, including strate…
Engaging interdisciplinary service providers to enhance collaboration to support refugee families whose children have special health care needs
This article reports on the early stages of a community-based participatory action research project aimed at understanding how medical, educational and social service providers in our community partner with refugee families whose children have special health care needs, what challenges they face, and how we might collaboratively address identified needs through forming a community of practice and collaboratively conducting action research. In thi…
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) offered an opportunity for reflection on ways that ADA has influenced—and might further shape—the provision of special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), now in its 47th year of implementation. After reviewing the purposes, provisions, and contexts of the two laws, the authors discuss the interplay between IDEA and ADA within several important a…
Developing guiding principles with a community of neurodiverse individuals
The evidence for personalized learning plans
Pedagogy (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Disability Education and Employment (3 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Public Administration (2 works)