NEEDS OF STUDENTS SUPPORTED BY VENTILION AND THE EXPERIENCES OF THEIR TEACHERS (INTERNATIONAL VENTILATOR USERS NETWORK).
Contributors: Columbia University. Teachers College.
Published: 1995
Number of pages: 397
Subjects: Education, Special.; Education, Teacher Training.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: It was estimated that there were between 680 and 2,000 children in the United States who are supported by ventilation (OTA, 1987). In the last 10 years many of these children had been discharged from hospitals and sought an array of services in the community and in school. There was limited information available about the actual number of children requiring ventilation and their living and school situations.

Surveys of members of the International Ventilator Users Network (I.V.U.N.), directors of Title V programs, school nurses, parents and teachers were conducted to answer demographic questions and to secure information about the school experiences of these children and their teachers. Quantitative data were expanded with the inclusion of written comments and narrations. In addition, telephone interviews with teachers were conducted to augment survey information.

The results of the survey support recent findings of other researchers that the population of children supported by ventilation is leveling off. Results also indicate that children supported by ventilation have an array of other health and classroom needs which impact their ability to succeed in school. Finally, teachers, participating in the survey, reported satisfaction with their role in the education of children supported by ventilation despite a significant lack of resources and training. A surprising and frightening result of the survey was found in the universal lack of emergency training, preparation, and planning in schools.

Parents and teachers who responded represented the major regions of the country, special and regular education, and the major types of school settings. They provided a wealth of information and comments which add to our understanding of the needs of these children and the experiences of those involved in their education.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-07, Section: A, page: 2639.

Thesis (ED.D.)--COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE, 1995.

School code: 0055.