Designing for pupils with special educational needs: special schools, Department for Education (Building Bulletin 77), HMSO, 1992, 88pp, £14.95, ISBN 0 11 270796 3

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-37
Author(s):  
Adrian Cave
Keyword(s):  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Schools

scholarly journals Barriers to implementing inclusive education for children with special educational needs: Parents’ perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 50-66
Author(s):  
Andrey Valeryevich Mironov ◽  
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Evgeniya Sergeevna Shelest ◽  
Olga Vladimirovna Bulatova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Barriers To Education ◽  
Inclusive Learning ◽  
Inclusive Schools ◽  
Technological Barriers

Introduction. The authors investigate the problem of creating an inclusive educational environment for children with special educational needs (SEN) through interaction with their parents. The aim of this article is to identify obstacles faced by parents of children with SEN within an inclusive learning environment. Materials and Methods. The article reviews and analyses Russian and international studies into implementing inclusive education. The empirical data were collected via questionnaires and processed using the methods of mathematical statistics. Results. The authors identified the following barriers to implementing inclusive education for children with SEN, perceived by parents: information, socio-psychological, organizational, methodological, financial and technological. The comparative analysis showed that the barriers to education of children with SEN are faced both by parents whose children attend inclusive schools, and by parents whose children attend special schools, which create special learning environment, taking into account mental and physical development of children with SEN. Parents identified barriers to education for children with SEN regardless of types of schools and mode of study. Parents of children attending inclusive schools raised concerns about organizational, methodological, financial and technological barriers. Parents whose children attend special schools emphasized social and psychological barriers. Conclusions. In conclusion, the authors summarize parents’ perceptions of the main barriers to implementing inclusive education for children with SEN.

SOME EXAMPLES OF TARGETS IN THE CURRICULUM Input Targets The school meets statutory requirements in the delivery and assessment of the curriculum: (Quotes from Ofsted, 1995, are from the Guidance on Inspection — page numbers are quoted from the version for secondary schools but are also in the versions for primary and special schools) • The curriculum meets statutory requirements to teach the subjects of the National Curriculum, religious education and sex education, where these apply (p. 78). • The governing body is monitoring pupil progress. • The curriculum displays breadth — all pupils come into contact with all areas of learning. • The curriculum displays balance — each area of learning is given appropriate attention. • The curriculum is relevant to the needs of all pupils. • The curriculum displays different kinds of provision for each pupil. • The curriculum displays progression for all pupils. • The curriculum displays continuity for all pupils. • The curriculum promotes pupils’ intellectual, physical and personal development and prepares pupils for the next stage of education, training or employment (ibid). • The curriculum provides equality of access and opportunity for pupils to learn and to make progress (ibid). • The curriculum meets the requirements of all pupils on the school’s Code of Practice special educational needs register (ibid). • The curriculum is planned effectively (ibid). • The curriculum is enriched by extra-curricular provision, including sport (ibid). • The curriculum includes, for pupils of secondary age, careers education and impartial guidance, drawing on the careers service (ibid). • There are effective systems for assessing pupils’ attainment (ibid). • Assessment information is used to inform curriculum planning (ibid).

2002 ◽  
pp. 62-62
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Code Of Practice

Performance of Students With Special Educational Needs in Germany: Findings From Programme for International Student Assessment 2012

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Gebhardt ◽  
Christine Sälzer ◽  
Julia Mang ◽  
Katharina Müller ◽  
Manfred Prenzel
Keyword(s):  
International Student ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Inclusive Settings ◽  
Regular Students

The reporting of findings from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an important part of educational monitoring in Germany. However, until now, the subsample of students with special educational needs (SEN) had been too small to single out this group and report findings. In PISA 2012, the sample of 9th-grade students in Germany was thus expanded by students with SEN in inclusive settings and students with SEN in an oversample of 49 special schools. This article describes and compares the proficiency of students with SEN in inclusive settings and in special schools. In all 3 PISA domains assessing literacy, reading, mathematics, and science, students with SEN in inclusive settings achieve proficiency Level 2, whereas students with SEN in special schools achieve proficiency Level 1. It turns out that students with SEN have a lower average socioeconomic status than regular students, especially those in special schools. Possible explanations for the higher achievement of students with SEN in inclusive settings are discussed.

scholarly journals Experiences and Perceived Self-Efficacy in Distance Learning Among Teachers of Students With Special Educational Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Maurer ◽  
Angelika Becker ◽  
Johanna Hilkenmeier ◽  
Monika Daseking
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Inclusive Schools

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on school learning so far, creating a new and potentially stressful situation during school closures for teachers and students. The sudden switch to distance learning might have been especially hard to cope with for students with special educational needs (SEN). Teachers of student with SEN might thus face greater obstacles when establishing and dealing with distance learning. Teachers' self-efficacy (TSE) is a well-known factor for students' academic achievement and motivation. Little is yet known about TSE in distance learning, especially not with students with SEN. The present study aimed to investigate the experiences and the perceived TSE in distance learning of teachers teaching students with SEN at special schools and inclusive schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany during June 2020 and January 2021. N = 96 teachers from both special schools and inclusive schools were involved in the study and were asked to complete a self-report online questionnaire. The study follows an exploratory design to give a first overview of the experiences of teachers of students with SEN and their TSE during the school closures and distance learning. Results showed that no major difference in overall teaching experiences could be found between teachers teaching at special schools or inclusive schools. The identification of difficulties in reading at distance and the support of students with difficulties in reading at distance was perceived by the teachers as most difficult. Difficulties in writing was being rated significantly less easy to identify at distance than difficulties in mathematics. Further, the support of students with difficulties in mathematics was perceived as being significant more challenging than the identification of difficulties in mathematics. TSE in distance learning was rather low, regardless if the teachers taught at a special school or inclusive school in this time period. TSE correlated positively with the perceived goodness of identification of difficulties and support of students with difficulties in reading, writing, and mathematics. Possible reasons and implications are discussed as well as implications of the overall results for distance learning of students with SEN.

scholarly journals Guidance and Counselling for Pupils with Special Educational Needs in Accra, Ghana: Implications for Inclusive Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Service Access ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Guidance Services ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Mixed Method Design

Pupils with special educational needs require guidance and counselling services to overcome their social and psychological challenges. The study explored available guidance and counselling services in three special schools in Ghana. The concurrent triangulation mixed- method design was used. The samples of pupils (88) and staff (3), comprising administrators and guidance and counselling coordinators were purposively selected for the study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and an interview guide. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics, specifically, frequencies and percentages while in the qualitative analysis, the thematic approach was used. The importance of guidance services was prevalent. The facility enabled discussions regarding pupils’ educational goal construction, career plan development and solving relationship problems among pupils, their staff and parents. Regional Education officers were subsequently recommended to liaise with their counterparts at the Guidance and Counselling and Special Education Regional offices to monitor special schools, which will enable them to ensure widened service access and effective implementation.

scholarly journals Social inclusion of students with special educational needs assessed by the Inclusion of Other in the Self scale

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0250070
Author(s):  
Jana Vyrastekova
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
School Context ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Type ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Single Item ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mainstream Education

How does the participation of students with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream education affect their social inclusion? We introduce a single-item pictorial measure, the Inclusion of Other in the Self (IOS), to compare the social inclusion of SEN students attending mainstream regular schools to social inclusion of SEN students attending special schools. We collected responses from 138 parents of SEN students aged 4–20, to obtain data on the loneliness, friendships and social inclusion of SEN students. The parents of SEN students attending regular schools did not perceive their children to be less included than parents of SEN students attending special schools. School context decreased SEN students’ perceived loneliness independent of the school type. And while most SEN students’ friendships were formed at school, SEN students attending regular schools had more friends, and these were more likely to live in the same neighborhood. Overall, the social inclusion of SEN students across school types was not affected by the school type, only by the school’s inclusive characteristics.

scholarly journals Teacher satisfaction at the educational placement of students with special educational needs

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Saloviita ◽  
Markku Leskinen
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Teacher Satisfaction ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special School ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Placement ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Restrictive Environment

This study conducted a large-scale survey to investigate the satisfaction of Finnish primary school teachers toward the current educational placement of their students with special educational needs (SEN). Teachers were asked to recommend the most suitable educational placement for each of their SEN students from a pool of six alternatives: a mainstream classroom, part-time special education, a special classroom in the mainstream school, a special school, a state special school, or an institution. Data were obtained from 980 students representing 68 schools. The results showed that, in the majority of cases, teachers recommended a different level to the current level of placement for their SEN students. Teachers in the mainstream classrooms mostly recommended special classrooms, while teachers of the special education classrooms frequently recommended special schools, and teachers of the special schools often recommended state special schools or special education classrooms. A less restrictive environment was recommended for 20% and a more restrictive environment was recommended for 33% of the students. The results are interpreted in terms of organizational selection.

„Społeczeństwo dla wszystkich”, czy tylko „szkoła dla wszystkich” – opinie nauczycieli szkoły specjalnej, integracyjnej i ogólnodostępnej

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3 (253)) ◽  
pp. 119-138
Author(s):  
Monika Skura
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Special School ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Unrealistic Expectation ◽  
Inclusive Society

Teachers play a vital role in students’ intellectual and personal development, hence they help to prepare citizens. Therefore, it is worth asking what their views are on a “perfectly inclusive” world vision. To analyse the teachers’ perception, the study explored two areas: their outlook on an inclusive society and the importance of an inclusive education for marginalised groups. The research comprised teachers working with Special Educational Needs (SEN) students: 55 from integration schools, 48 from regular schools, 45 from special schools (those with intellectual disability (ID) and autism). The data was collected using a questionnaire. The findings highlighted that all groups thought that people with disabilities primarily needed help and support, special school teachers felt most strongly about this. Special educational needs teachers most strongly disagreed that their group were afraid of the disabled or felt hostility towards them compared to the other two groups. All groups had milder opinions regarding other types of marginalised people. The majority of special school teacher’s had views similar to general society regarding that the presence of refugees in society could pose a danger, whilst most teachers from regular schools thought that refugees were here for work and social care. In light of the study, all groups agreed that regular schools were not the best place for pupils with SEN, however they would make an exception for students with mild disabilities, the children of refugees, and those from national and ethnic minorities. Special schools teachers working with students with severe disabilities strongly agreed that students with an ID and autism generally, should stay in the separated model of education. All groups regarded that the goal of an “education for all” was an unrealistic expectation especially in the near future, just as the goal of an “inclusive society”.

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