- Social Sciences and Policies
- Inclusive Education and Diversity
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Disability Education and Employment
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation
- Education and Teacher Training
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Immigration and Intercultural Education
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Human Rights and Immigration
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
Universitat Ramon Llull
2013-2023
Universitat de Barcelona
2004-2018
FC Barcelona
2018
University of Alabama
2016
Government of Catalonia
2016
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
1998
En el trabajo que se presenta lleva a cabo una reflexión en torno la necesidad de construir alianzas sólidas entre escuela, familia y comunidad si pretende avanzar hacia derecho todos los alumnos alumnas educación inclusiva.Se parte transformar entornos educativos para esta dirección.Desde visión sistémica apoyos un primer momento analiza papel este proceso, trata compartir conjunta lo entendemos por relación colaboración con las familias desde enfoque centrado y, último, ofrecen algunas...
In recent decades, Family Quality of Life (FQOL) has emerged as a decisive construct, both to improve the living conditions families people with disabilities and assess results on services supports that they receive. The aim this research is determine perception regarding their support needs, quality partnerships professionals, FQOL then identify what extent early childhood intervention centers have positive impact families’ while exploring whether family–professional partnership become...
Research evidence from studies in North America on the relationships between family-centered practices, parents' self-efficacy beliefs, parenting confidence and competence psychological well-being was used to confirm or disconfirm same two Spain.The aim of Study 1 determine if results could be replicated Spain 2 with a second sample families Spain.A survey including study measures obtain data needed evaluate among variables interest. The participants were 105 family members 310 recruited...
The concept of family quality life has emerged as a decisive construct in the last decades to improve capabilities families and assess outcomes services supports they get. goal this research is adapt three instruments Spanish population: 'Beach Center Family Quality Life Scale', Family-Professional Partnership Scale' 'Service Inventory'. These tools were originally designed by researchers from Beach on Disability, University Kansas, order obtain some input people with intellectual disability...
Background Researchers, professionals, and families have shown increasing concern with the family quality of life (FQoL) people intellectual disability (ID) their families. The goals this research were (a) to explore how Spanish understand FQoL by developing 2 different measurement tools for a member ID under over 18 years old, (b) provide diagnostic instruments that will be useful designing action plans.Method study comprised 4 stages: focus groups, expert assessment, (c) pilot study, (d)...
Early intervention (EI) has been shown to be an essential resource for meeting the needs and priorities of children with intellectual developmental disability their families. The objective this study was examine (a) perceived quality life families attending EI centers in Spain (b) its relationship characteristics Family Quality Life Scale administered a sample 281 aged 0 6 years center. To determine between family (FQoL) children’s characteristics, Student’s t test one-way ANOVA were...
Abstract Researchers, professionals, and families have shown increasing concern about the quality of life people with intellectual disabilities (ID) their families. Due to growing interest in family (FQoL) as a key issue for social policy ID field, aim this research was explore FQoL Catalonia (Spain). The Spanish Family Quality Life Scales (CdVF‐E) were completed by 144 using version households children up 18 years age 122 adult over age. results show that is higher than age, there are...
<p style="margin: 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; -ms-text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">From the results of a research aimed at improving quality life families with child intellectual disability, purpose this paper is to provide methodology for implementation family-centered model in early childhood intervention centers our country. Quantitative...
Research in the field of intellectual disability suggests that promotion self-determination triggers positive transition outcomes for youth with disability. This article examines contributions personal and environmental variables predicting self-determined action students without The Spanish pilot versions Self-Determination Inventory AIR Scale were administered to 114 Personal treated as predictor analytic purposes. results indicate relevance both self-reported capacity essential...
The systemic, ecological, family-centered approach (FCA) has been shown to be the most effective follow worldwide. In Spain, however, expert-centered remains in force and determines actions of professionals. objective this study is present training needs perceived by professionals six early intervention (EI) centers Spain which a research process was introduced, namely, FCA. Two focus groups were held. stated for more knowledge about philosophy approach: supervision, learning reference...
Background/Objective: Literature shows that practicing physical activity improves the general health and quality of life people with intellectual disabilities. However, there is little empirical research on specific benefits provides to what extent these occur. The goal this study was examine impact perceptions individualized support each eight life-related domains three higher-order factors. Method: sample consisted adults disability (n = 529), their assigned professionals 522), a family...
Personal outcomes-related quality of life provides information about the impact individualized supports and services that are provided to people with intellectual disability. The Outcomes Scale (POS) is a valid reliable instrument measures these outcomes using two parts, self-report report by others. Based on POS, aim this study provide new psychometric allows evaluation three principal informers involved in enhancement individual's life: individual disability, professional family member....
One of the most important challenges that early intervention (EI) has faced in recent years is transition process from child-based practices to family-centered programmes. This study's main objectives were: (a) To understand changes identified by staff their professional knowledge and with families during a center-based programmes practices; (b) explore parents' satisfaction (c) know how professionals perceive EI. Participants were 11 children intellectual disability six centres Spain....
Findings from two studies investigating the relationships between types of family-centred practices (relational and participatory) parent involvement in early childhood intervention are described. We tested hypothesis that participatory would be more strongly related to compared relational because former not later emphasise active participation obtaining child, parent, family resources supports. also determined if pattern results were same or different studies. Both conducted Spain nine...
This article shows the translation into Spanish and adaptation to our education system of "Index for Inclusion" which has become an essential work encourage process change towards educational inclusion in schools, bearing mind different points views held by educative community. material considers from a global perspective, aim learning participation every student risk being exclusion, not only pupils diagnosed as "Students with Special Education Needs".
Acting in a self-determined manner, that is, using problem-solving or decision-making strategies, strongly depends on the opportunities person is given to do so by context. In fact, context can either facilitate thwart of adolescents and young adults for action, though there date, lack instruments within Spanish assess these opportunities.This study aims address this need adapting validating AIR self-determination scale with sample people without disabilities.The results showed acceptable...
Early intervention for children vulnerable to exclusion is currently focused on the child's effective inclusion in mainstream early childhood education. There thus a search developing shared understanding of what constitutes quality inclusive preschool provision. This was aim qualitative 3-year (2015–17) study settings from 3 years compulsory education across European countries, conducted by Agency Special Needs and Inclusive Education. Data consisted practitioner descriptions 32 example...
Abstract Siblings' interactions and shared experiences influence their perceptions of quality life. Recently, research about siblings children with intellectual developmental disabilities has been significantly expanded but data from Southern European countries is still missing. This was carried out in Catalonia (northeast Spain) a region the Mediterranean area its own culture, language traditions that equally embraces an important diversity ethnicities cultures. The main aim to collect...
Abstract Instruments to measure self-determination have only been available in the Spanish language date, for adolescents with intellectual disability (ID). However, given development of a new youth and without disabilities, Self-Determination Inventory, there is need adapt validate this tool so as provide practitioners psychometrically strong self-determination. This study provides evidence reliability validity version scale, empirically tested sample 620 disabilities Spain. Specifically,...
The most important adaptation task that all families must undertake is the construction of a sustainable, meaningful, and congruent daily routine family life (R. Gallimore, T. Weisner, L. Bernheimer, D. Guthrie, & K. Nihira, 1993). aim this mixed-method study was to understand, from perspective parents, how adapt their routines rearing 3- 5-year-old child with intellectual or developmental disabilities guarantee sustainable routine. Accordingly, focused on accommodations—changes parents...
ResumenLa atención temprana es una realidad suficientemente consolidada en España después de treinta años trabajo con familias y niños trastornos del desarrollo o riesgo padecerlos. Este artículo supone reflexión torno a las prácticas profesionales que tienen lugar los centros nuestro país principios teóricos les dan cobertura, la finalidad realizar algunas propuestas futuro. En este sentido, se subraya reivindica necesidad adoptar un enfoque centrado familia, misma línea ya inició hace unos...
Abstract Background A new measure of self‐determination, the Self‐Determination Inventory: Student Report (Spanish version), has recently been adapted and empirically validated in Spanish language. As it is first instrument intended to self‐determination youth with without disabilities, there a need further explore strengthen its psychometric analysis based on item response patterns. Method Through theory approach, this study examined observed distributions across essential characteristics...