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Showing 1 to 20 of 138 for “"Special Educational Needs"”.
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Formula funding and special educational needs
… the formula funding arrangements for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). The main aim of the research is to investigate the principles and practice for allocating additional resources to provide for pupils with SEN but without statements. Two theoretical perspectives are used: the …
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Transition to secondary school by children with special educational needs
… last 40 years have witnessed huge changes in the educational experiences of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), with increased emphasis on inclusive approaches to meeting their needs. This has been reflected in international agreements, also in UK Government legislation and reports …
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Including pupils with special educational needs in mainstream secondary physical education: the perspectives of special educational needs coordinators and learning support assistants in North-West England
… Gramsci’s concept of hegemony to explore how the educational ideologies and experiences of SENCOs and LSAs influence the extent to which they shape the (inclusive) culture of PE. A web survey and follow up interviews with SENCOs and LSAs were used to explore the inclusion of pupils with SEN in …
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Stakeholder perspectives towards online safeguarding of children with special educational needs (SEN).
… with a specific focus on children with a special educational need (SEN). The research aims to explore key stakeholder perspectives in relation to safeguarding SEN children online in order to inform and guide stakeholders towards sensibly balancing risk and opportunities online. SEN …
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The integration of pupils with special educational needs from special school into mainstream school
… in the process of integration of pupils 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" …
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Constructing and maintaining disability: discourses of power, conflict and choice in special educational needs administration
… school, with decision-making power residing with special educational needs officers working for local education authorities. Problems arise when some parents specifically request an alternative pedagogy, that of Conductive Education, for their child. The objective of this research was to provide a …
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The training of physical education teachers for the inculusion of children with special educational needs
… (PE) teachers for the inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN). This i nvolved a five-stage research process examining the views and opinions of government, statutory, and professional PE associations (the official line); PE Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers (professional …
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A psychosocial approach exploring the experiences of primary school Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs)
Since the introduction of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice: 0-25 years (2015) (DfE, 2015) there has been a change in the national and local context that Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) work within. This exploratory research extends the current …
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The impact of classroom practice on secondary school children with statements of special educational needs
… on the learning of pupils with statements of special educational needs in a mainstream secondary school and to consider the degree to which specialised teaching is required to enable such pupils to learn. A discussion of educational developments over the past thirty years, particularly with …
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Special educational needs and primary initial teacher education: Student learning experiences in school and university college
… students during a module on Individual Learning Needs (ILN) and the related school based training placement. Much research has been published on student perceptions of special educational needs (SEN) (Sikes et al, 2007; Cole, 2005; Pearson, 2005) and the ITE process (Nind and Cochrane, 2002; …
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Parental choice and school placement: issues for parents of children with statements of special educational needs
… how parents of children with statements of special educational needs and disability (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, …
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Classroom teachers' attitudes towards the mainstreaming of children with special educational needs : a small scale survey
… classrooms towards learners with low to medium special educational needs, and to discover under what conditions, if any, they would be willing to accommodate these learners in their classrooms. It was hypothesized that teachers are not willing to accept these students without considerable …
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Inclusive placement effects of learners with and without special educational needs in selected secondary schools: Oshikoto region
… inclusive placement on learners with and without special educational needs in secondary schools in the Oshikoto region of Namibia. The research methodology was in the form of a qualitative inquiry. The study employed a phenomenological approach which allowed an in-depth examination of the …
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Home educating children with special educational needs - an exploration of how mothers experience this unique learning relationship.
… explores how mothers home educating a child with special educational needs (SEN) experience their relationship with their child. As home education is gaining in popularity it is important to understand this learning relationship in more detail, particularly as the profession of educational …
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Departmental differences in attitudes to special educational needs and their impact on practice in the secondary school
… need to be sympathetic towards meeting the needs of those with special educational needs. Little previous research has considered the complex relationships between attitudes and practice and how the subject taught impacts on this. Consequently a case study approach was adopted using a …
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School readiness: An assessment of ordinary Schools readiness to receive children with special educational needs in grade one
… primary school enrolments for children with special educational needs in Zambian ordinary primary schools has increased dramatically in recent years, primary school completion rates remain relatively low. The highest rates of drop outs and repetitions are at grade one. In such a context it …
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School readiness: An assessment of ordinary Schools readiness to receive children with special educational needs in grade one
… primary school enrolments for children with special educational needs in Zambian ordinary primary schools has increased dramatically in recent years, primary school completion rates remain relatively low. The highest rates of drop outs and repetitions are at grade one. In such a context it …
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Relationship of Reading Performance and Selected Characteristics of Pupils with Special Educational Needs
This study was designed to identify the similarities and differences among children who are experiencing difficulty in learning to read. A review of the literature showed that physical, psychological and sociological factors including language and teacher expectations may cause reading difficulty. …
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