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A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing: Factors Influencing the Increased Identification of Special Educational Needs from the Perspective of Education Policy-makers and School Practitioners
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Graham, Linda J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | This article considers the increased identification of special educational needs in Australia's largest education system from the perspectives of senior public servants, regional directors, principals, school counsellors, classroom teachers, support class teachers, learning support teachers and teaching assistants (n = 30). While their perceptions of an increase generally align with the story told by official statistics, participants' narratives reveal that school-based identification of special educational needs is neither art nor science. This research finds that rather than an objective indication of the number and nature of children with SEN, official statistics may be more appropriately viewed as a product of funding eligibility and the assumptions of the adults who teach, refer and assess children who experience difficulties in school and with learning |
| Related Links | https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/33495785.pdf |
| Ending Page | 132 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| Starting Page | 116 |
| ISSN | 1034912X |
| e-ISSN | 1465346X |
| DOI | 10.1080/1034912x.2014.955791 |
| Journal | International Journal of Disability, Development and Education |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 62 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2014-10-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education Education Research Children Teachers Special Educational Identification of Special Adults Statistics Increased Identification |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health Professions Education Health (social science) Developmental and Educational Psychology |
