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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Mainstream school"”.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within a South Indian (Keralian) mainstream school context
… of ADHD within the context of five mainstream schools in Trivandrum, South India. It also explored cultural influences impact upon the cultural validity and reliability of DSM IV criteria when introduced into a South Indian context. In order to identify children with ADHD …
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The integration of pupils with special educational needs from special school into mainstream school
… with special educational needs from special schools into mainstream schools. A design was chosen that allowed the study of the various stages of transfer from a special school into a mainstream school. The design chosen was an "overlapping longitudinal" design i.e. pupils going through the …
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An investigation of the challenges of implementing inclusive education in one Khayelitsha mainstream school
… inclusive education in one Khayelitsha mainstream school. The key objectives of this study were to determine which aspects of implementation have worked well in the school and which have not, while exploring the underlying reasons in each case.
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Experiences of integration from language units to mainstream school for children with specific language impairment
… who had integrated from a Language Unit to mainstream school. The aim of the study was to explore the development of the children in the areas of language, academic ability, and psychosocial performance both during and after that period. Data was collected from 40 children in Phase 1 of the …
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The impact of alternative school intervention on subsequent student performance in the mainstream school environment.
… study was to analyze the impact of alternative school intervention on subsequent student performance. The literature review examined the history and development of alternative schools, the legislation pertaining to alternative schools, and related studies. The population consisted of students …
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An investigation of social skills training for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders within a mainstream school environment
… of a complex learning environment such as a mainstream school. Indeed, the absence of these cognitive skills within a traditional teaching environment can actually represent a barrier to learning for children with ASD (Mesibov and Howley, 2003).The main aim of this study was to examine the …
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An exploration of reception class teachers’ experiences of supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the first year of mainstream school.
… Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are being educated in mainstream schools and literature reflects a need to address how best to support this process. Previous studies exploring perceptions of mainstream education for children with ASD have highlighted the importance of the teacher’s role. This research …
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The physical management of children with cerebral palsy attending mainstream primary school
When children with cerebral palsy attend a mainstream school, their physical functioning may impact on day-to-day school activities and on their active participation. The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (DfES 2001b) advocates a multi-agency approach to enable children with SEN to be …
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Attitudes of educators towards children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
… difference in attitude between educators in the mainstream school and those in the resource centre (remedial school);and 3. To determine the relationship, if any, between educators’ perceptions of ADHD children and certain educators’ characteristics discussed further in the study. In this study, …
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School Refusal: from short stay school to mainstream
School attendance is a high profile issue at both national and local levels, and links have been made between poor attendance and low attainment, poor employment outcomes and antisocial behaviour (Reid 1999, 2002). This small scale research study focuses on a group of young people referred to as …
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Enhancement of social skills by using multimedia interactive social skills module application among students with autism spectrum disorder
… the development of social competence via the mainstream school environment. This is because students with ASD learning capability for social skills was behind the average expectation of their typical peers. However, they can increase their knowledge and skills with the help of assistive …
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An investigation into the effects of the Warnock Report and the associated documentation on the organisation and provision for pupils with special educational needs in the mainstream secondary school
… for pupils with special educational needs in the mainstream secondary school.The initial thinking on this piece of research was based on the view that the Warnock Report (1978) can be regarded as not only a milestone in the thinking on special education in this country, but also as a stepping …
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Strategies for Improved Learning for Students with Audiotry Processing Difficulties
… strategies of helping these students succeed in mainstream school environments. In this project, I demystify auditory processing problems for teachers and arm them with the information and strategies to best teach their APD students. Qualitative research methods are used, with a purposeful …
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Classed Schooling, Classless Identity: Schooling Experiences of Returning Dropouts in South Korea
The process of dropping out of mainstream school (Chapter 6), their elusion of mainstream schooling through their own culture (Chapter 7), and their return to the school (Chapter 8) all confirm their marginal positions. I focused on politically deployed identities to examine how they ended up …
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Parental choice and school placement: issues for parents of children with statements of special educational needs
… (SEND) made their decisions with regards to school placement. It aimed to explore both how these decisions were made and parents’ perceptions of how well the schools, that they had placed their children in, were meeting their needs. The perceptions and views of these parents are given voice …
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The behaviour of EBD pupils and their perceptions of the factors and processes that are significant in relation to their own behaviour and resulting placement in special education
… Difficulties (EBD), who were not attending a mainstream school, in order to gain an improved understanding of their behaviour. The factors and processes that they perceived as having influenced their behaviour were explored and analysed from a broad theoretical base. Data were collected …
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Spatialising student voice
… voice agentically. With its roots in democratic mainstream school reform, and its position as an agent of transformation, student voice, in an inclusive culture, should equip students, through their involvement in shaping their curriculum, to find their voice as a process of epistemic …
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An exploration into the parental experience of Emotionally Based School Non Attendance in young people: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
School refusal, school phobia, school anxiety and emotionally based school non-attendance are all interchangeable terms used to describe children who experience high levels of distress and anxiety that prevents them from going to school. Emotionally Based School Non Attendance (EBSNA) in young …
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The world of adolescence : using photovoice to explore psychological sense of community and wellbeing in adolescence with and without an intellectual disability
… the experiences of 10 adolescents from two urban schools in eastern Australia, a specialist school for students with a mild intellectual disability, and a mainstream school. Using Photovoice, an ethnographic research method utilising photographs generated by the research participants as the …
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A reflexive study of students with severe learning disabilities in further education
… the adult community congregates. Inclusion in mainstream work, as is inclusion in mainstream school, is an important way to achieve first, public visibility and then, social acceptance for those with severe learning disabilities. In its final analysis, the thesis adopts a Foucauldian …
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