EDAS 743
ACTION RESEARCH CASE STUDY: PROPOSAL TEMPLATE
Use the chart below to fully explain your proposed project. Make sure you use complete
sentences to explain the background and rationale of the study. Short answers are appropriate for
the volunteer’s name, research question, and state learning standards. All other sections should
include answers in complete sentences.
REQUIRED ITEMS RESPONSES
VOLUNTEER’S NAME DEMETRIUS DABNER
TOPIC IMPROVING TEACHER/ PARENT INVOLVEMENT
DURING THE INITIAL IEP REFERRAL PROCESS
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION MR. DABNER IS A VETERAN BAND-TEACHER
TRANSITIONING TO AN EC INCLUSION POSITION.
HE CURRENTLY HAS 9 YEARS OF TEACHING
EXPERIENCE, BUT 5 DAYS OF EXPERIENCE AS AN
EC TEACHER. MR. DABNER IS CURRENTLY
ENROLLED IN AN MS EC PROGRAM. I HAVE 13
YEARS OF EC EXPERIENCE AND 4 EC
ENDORSEMENTS.
RATIONALE
MR. DABNER AS A NEW EC TEACHER IS SELF-
REFLECTING THAT HE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY IN
COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS IN DEFINING
THEIR CONCERNS/ DISAGGREGATING PARENT
DATA/ DEFINING PAST ACHIEVEMENT AND
CREATING A POSITIVE DIALOGUE DURING THE
INITIAL EC PROCESS. MR. DANNER COMMENTED
THAT HE BELIEVES HE NEEDS HELP FOCUSING,
DISCUSSING, TEACHING, AND COMMUNICATING
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WITH PARENTS AT REFERRAL MEETINGS. HE
COMMENTED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO
ISOLATE ISSUES AND “CUT TO THE ROOT” OF
THE PROBLEM SO THAT MTSS AND OTHER
RELATED PROVIDERS, PARENTS, AND SUCH CAN
HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS/. IN
ADDITION, THIS RESEARCH QUESTION WILL
INVOLVE LOOKING AT HOW TO PRESENT AND
COMMUNICATE PARENT-COLLECTED DATA AND
HOW TO COMMUNICATE THE CAUSE AND EFFECT
OF PARENT DATA IN THE IEP PROCESS
RESEARCH QUESTION
“IDENTIFYING MEANS AND METHODS TO CLARIFY
AND UTILIZE TEACHER/ PARENT DATA AND
COMMUNICATION DURING INITIAL REFERRAL
MEETINGS”
STATE LEARNING
STANDARDS CCR Anchor Standard L.4
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