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Shana Haines

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Shana Haines
OccupationProfessor of Education
EmployerUniversity of Vermont

Shana Haines is a professor of education at the University of Vermont, known for her research on family-school partnerships and self-determination in inclusive education.[1]

Career

Haines joined the University of Vermont as an assistant professor in the Department of Education in 2013.[2] She was promoted to associate professor in 2019 and to professor in 2024, positions she has held within the same department.[3]

Research

According to Semantic Scholar, Haines has authored 57 papers that have collectively been cited 787 times, giving her an h-index of 15.[4] Her research addresses partnerships between families, schools, and communities in inclusive education settings, as well as the development of self-determination skills in early childhood.[5]

Her 2015 study, "Fostering Family–School and Community–School Partnerships in Inclusive Schools," has been cited 98 times.[6] Another 2015 publication, "Strong School-Community Partnerships in Inclusive Schools Are 'Part of the Fabric of the School... We Count on Them,'" has been cited 86 times.[7] Her 2013 paper, "Foundations for Self-Determination in Early Childhood," has been cited 77 times.[8]

Selected publications

  • Fostering Family–School and Community–School Partnerships in Inclusive Schools (2015)
  • Strong School-Community Partnerships in Inclusive Schools Are "Part of the Fabric of the School... We Count on Them" (2015)
  • Foundations for Self-Determination in Early Childhood (2013)
  • Culture in Inclusive Schools: Parental Perspectives on Trusting Family-Professional Partnerships, Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities (2016)
  • Reconceptualizing Family-Professional Partnership for Inclusive Schools: A Call to Action (2017)
  • Building "Our School": Parental Perspectives for Building Trusting Family–Professional Partnerships (2016)
  • Special Education Teacher Preparation for Family–Professional Partnerships: Results From a National Survey of Teacher Educators, Teacher Education and Special Education (2019)
  • Services and Supports, Partnership, and Family Quality of Life (2016)
  • Improving Preservice Teachers' Knowledge and Application of Functional Behavioral Assessments Using Multimedia (2015)
  • Fostering the Foundations of Self-Determination in Early Childhood: A Process for Enhancing Child Outcomes Across Home and School (2016)
  1. ORCID iD 0000-0002-9068-6194
  2. ORCID iD 0000-0002-9068-6194
  3. ORCID iD 0000-0002-9068-6194
  4. Semantic Scholar author profile for Shana Haines
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  6. Semantic Scholar author profile for Shana Haines
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  8. Semantic Scholar author profile for Shana Haines