Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Barriers and Facilitators to Assessment Practices in Linguistically Diverse Children: A Preliminary Application of Theoretical Domains Framework. |
| Authors: |
NoorAli, Sabreen1 sabreenn@uoregon.edu, De Anda, Stephanie1, Cycyk, Lauren M.1, Starlin, Sara2 |
| Source: |
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. May2025, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p1154-1175. 22p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Speech therapists, *Intellect, *Emotion regulation, *Focus groups, *Occupational roles, *Psychological burnout, *Qualitative research, *Content analysis, *Family roles, *Confidence, *Goal (Psychology), *Anxiety, *Multilingualism, *Children, Treatment of communicative disorders, Reinforcement (Psychology), Research funding, Optimism, Occupational adaptation, Professional identity, Judgment sampling, Thematic analysis, Sound recordings, Attitudes of medical personnel, Conceptual structures, Intention, Job stress, Psychosocial factors, Health care rationing, Professional competence |
| Geographic Terms: |
Oregon |
| Abstract: |
Purpose: Linguistically diverse children face health disparities in special education services in part due to limited linguistic responsivity in communication assessment practices. This study uses the first application of the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to reveal the various factors that affect the implementation of linguistically responsive practices and their respective barriers and facilitators. Method: Two focus groups were conducted in Oregon with a total of nine speech-language pathologists, most of whom were multilingual. A deductive and inductive analytical approach in a two-stage process was employed, whereby barriers and facilitators were deductively coded using TDF domains (content analysis) and analyzed for subthemes within each domain as well as barriers and facilitators for each domain. Barriers and facilitators were summarized across overarching themes. Results: A total of 33 themes were extracted from all the domains. The most commonly coded TDF domains in the focus group transcript were knowledge (69%), beliefs about consequences (48%), and environmental context and resources (33%). The overarching themes identified across domains were related to the role of family, flexibility and adaptability, limitations of assessment tools, need for help through experts, research and training, and approach to language differences. Conclusions: The findings from this study offer a precise initial characterization of the barriers and facilitators to linguistically responsive communication assessment of children from birth to age 5 years. Future research should focus on supporting facilitators while eliminating barriers to ensure equitable service provision for all children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
