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Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:10:30 -0700
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Greta, have you contacted the folks at the Temple UCEDD?  They may be
able to get you in touch with parents of kids in the age group your
studying, and they'd also be familiar with Temple's IRB policies.
Here's contact info for my counterpart there.

Parent/Consumer 
Lynne Dougherty 
215-204-3053 
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Institute on Disabilities/UCEDD 
Temple University 
423 Ritter Annex 
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19122 
Main Phone:  215-204-1356 
Main Fax:  215-204-6336 
TTY:  215-204-1356 
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Website:  http://disabilities.temple.edu


Kendall Corbett

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

aka

Kendall Corbett
Coordinator of Consumer Activities 
Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities - WIND
1000 E. University Avenue
Dept. 4298
Laramie, WY  82071
(307) 766-2853
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-----Original Message-----
From: greta von der luft [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 7:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: dissertation research

Hello,
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I have contacted the moderator
of
the listserv asking for his permission to post a message there as well.
If
you have any other ideas, please let me know.
Thank you again,
Greta

>From: Susan Moskowitz <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: dissertation research
>Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:19:24 -0500
>
>Greta,
>     Although the C-Palsy list does have some subscribers who are
parents
>of
>children with cerebral palsy, most of the subscribers are adults who
have
>CP. There is another list called CP Parent which is focused on giving
>parents of children with CP a forum to support each other in their
efforts
>to raise their children. Since you are seeking child subjects, with
very
>specific characteristics, I think you might have more success
recruiting
>from the CP Parent list. That list can be found at www.cpparrent.org .
>Good luck with your research!
>Susan
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "greta von der luft" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:03 PM
>Subject: dissertation research
>
>
> > Hello,
> > My name is Greta von der Luft.  I hold master's degrees in physical
=
> > therapy and special education. I have practiced ten years as a
pediatric
>=
> > physical therapist. I am now a PhD Candidate at Temple University, =
> > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I am studying self concept in children
with
>=
> > cerebral palsy for my dissertation research to partially fulfill the
=
> > requirements for a PhD. Temple University's Institutional Review
Board =
> > (IRB) has approved of my dissertation research. I would like to use
this
>=
> > listserv to introduce my research. Additionally, I would like to  =
> > encourage parents of fifth and sixth grade children with spastic =
> > diplegic cerebral palsy and average intelligence who reside in the
mid =
> > Atlantic region to contact me to help me with this important
research =
> > endeavor. But first, please let me briefly introduce the topic, its
=
> > significance, my research, what I would like parents to do, and how
I =
> > will share the results.=20
> >
> > Introduction: As you know, self concept is how a child views himself
and
>=
> > herself and how s/he evaluates his/her capabilities academically =
> > (reading, math, general school) and non academically (physical =
> > appearance, physical capabilities, social relations with
parents/peers).
>=
> > There is much inconclusive research involving children with
disabilities
>=
> > due to poor methodology.
> >
> > Significance: A positive self concept is needed to succeed and have
=
> > positive relationships in the education, health, business, and
social =
> > arenas. We do not know if children with cerebral palsy have positive
or
>=
> > negative self concepts. Additionally, we do not know if we (health,
=
> > educational, and vocational areas) are serving children with
cerebral =
> > palsy in the best method possible which would promote their self =
> > concepts or not.
> >
> > My research: I am trying to fill this need by conducting my
dissertation
>=
> > research under the supervision of Temple University's IRB. This will
be
>=
> > done by first cross validating the Self Description Questionnaire-I
=
> > (SDQ-I) which is the most valid and reliable tool for use with =
> > preadolescent children without disabilities. The cross validation
will =
> > involve performing data analysis to find the reliability and
validity of
>=
> > the tool when it is used with children with CP. If the tool is found
=
> > valid and reliable for use with children with CP, then I will look
for =
> > associations between self concept, gender, physical impairment, and
=
> > educational placement.
> >
> > Parents: I would like parents of fifth and sixth grade children with
=
> > spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and average intelligence to contact
me =
> > for more information on the research and to schedule a research
session
>=
> > if they are interested. Because of geographic limitations, the
parents =
> > need to reside in the Mid Atlantic region as I will need to meet
with =
> > them and their child at a place that is convenient for all. The
research
>=
> > session would take 30-60 minutes to complete and would involve:
> >   1.. introducing the research topic in greater detail=20
> >   2.. signing informed consent and informed assent forms=20
> >   3.. completing a demographic form that has no identifying
information
>=
> > (e.g. gender, race, educational placement)=20
> >   4.. interviewing the child using the SDQ-I asking him/her how s/he
=
> > feels about himself/herself academically and nonacademically.=20
> >   5.. observing the child move for five minutes to complete a =
> > standardized functional assessment tool=20
> >   6.. giving the child a nominal gift thanking him/her for his/her =
> > participation
> > Results: When the study is complete, I will share a group summary of
the
>=
> > results
> >   1.. With the listserv=20
> >   2.. With the parents and children who participated.
> > If you would like more information or are interested in this study,
=
> > please contact me.
> >
> > Contact Information:
> > Greta von der Luft
> > email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or =
> > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
> > phone 610 240 9520=20
> >
> >
> > Thank you so very much for your time and consideration,
> >
> > Greta von der Luft BS, MSPT, MEd, PhD Candidate
> >

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