Experiencing special educational needs and disabilities : lessons for practice / Brahm Norwich.

By:

Norwich, Brahm [author]

Material type:

TextPublisher: London ; New York : Open University Press, 2017Description: 165 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780335262465

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 371.9

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Marian -- Ch. 3. Sharon -- Ch. 4 Ben -- Ch. 5. Steve -- Ch. 6. Jon -- Ch. 7. Sandy -- Ch. 8 Tom -- Ch. 9. Alex -- Ch. 10. Nina -- Ch. 11. George -- Ch. 12. Julia -- Ch. 13. Tricia -- Ch. 14. Lessons learned and discussion -- Appendix -- References -- Index.

Summary: Covering a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities this book examines the perspectives of teachers, teaching assistants, children and parents with a focus on specific educational aspects, such as curriculum and pedagogy. Referencing recent policy changes in the special needs and inclusive education context, the book offers an introduction to the special needs and inclusive education field for teachers, SEN Coordinators and other allied professionals (e.g. speech and communication therapists, educational psychologists) as well as parents and policy makers, by: - Examining the lived experience of parents, teachers and children/young people with special educational needs/ disability in education - Illustrating some of their experienced tensions and how they deal with them - Exploring the significance of these experiences for policy and practice The book features 12 engaging case studies that are based on in-depth interviews with parents, teachers or teaching assistants and children or young people, exploring their experiences as regards their education. These accounts emphatically highlight positive models of practice as well as negative practices to avoid. In this way the book contributes to the professional learning of teachers and allied professionals.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction --
Ch. 2. Marian --
Ch. 3. Sharon --
Ch. 4 Ben --
Ch. 5. Steve --
Ch. 6. Jon --
Ch. 7. Sandy --
Ch. 8 Tom --
Ch. 9. Alex --
Ch. 10. Nina --
Ch. 11. George --
Ch. 12. Julia --
Ch. 13. Tricia --
Ch. 14. Lessons learned and discussion --
Appendix --
References --
Index.

Covering a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities this book examines the perspectives of teachers, teaching assistants, children and parents with a focus on specific educational aspects, such as curriculum and pedagogy.

Referencing recent policy changes in the special needs and inclusive education context, the book offers an introduction to the special needs and inclusive education field for teachers, SEN Coordinators and other allied professionals (e.g. speech and communication therapists, educational psychologists) as well as parents and policy makers, by:

- Examining the lived experience of parents, teachers and children/young people with special educational needs/ disability in education
- Illustrating some of their experienced tensions and how they deal with them
- Exploring the significance of these experiences for policy and practice

The book features 12 engaging case studies that are based on in-depth interviews with parents, teachers or teaching assistants and children or young people, exploring their experiences as regards their education. These accounts emphatically highlight positive models of practice as well as negative practices to avoid. In this way the book contributes to the professional learning of teachers and allied professionals.

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