
This trend highlights how the mother-centric model no longer reflects the realities of most 21 st century Western families, wherein both mothers and fathers may play an active role in child-rearing (Bakermans-Kranenburg et al., 2019 Cabrera et al., 2018). This comprehensive review extends our knowledge in understanding the role and involvement of dads’ contributions to the outcome of their families and their children with SEN/D, particularly within an EI context. Such an exploration leads to a necessary critical review of recent research findings related to dads’ involvement in the lives of children with SEN/D and EI. To provide an explanation of the ways in which contemporary dads are influential, the review then explores the role and function of dads and their contributions to their child’s developmental outcomes. This provides a necessary context for a deeper understanding of the central issues related to this area. To begin, the historical perspective of fatherhood and dad involvement in the childbearing family is reviewed.


The search yielded 112 results, from which 21 final articles were selected for inclusion.
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To conduct this review, key terminology was used to search in well-known, widely recognised, and distinguished research databases (e.g., Education Full Text, PsycINFO, Web of Science). We present a comprehensive, critical, and analytical review of the literature regarding the area of dad involvement in EI provided for children with SEN/D and their families.

This literature review prefaced a research project that explored dads’ role and involvement in the lives and education of their children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEN/D) within the context of early intervention (EI) (see Ren & Mc Guckin, 2022).
