TY - JOUR
T1 - The educational context and services of children with additional needs in their first years of school in Australia
AU - McDonagh, Sarah
AU - Fordham, Loraine
AU - Dillon-Wallace, Julie A
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In Australia, children with additional needs are now primarily educated in mainstream regular classes and schools. While discussion has focused on teacher attitudes, teacher preparation and professional development to support the academic progress of children with additional needs, there is limited research examining the educational contexts and services provided to such children in Australian schools. This descriptive paper examines the educational contexts of 563 Australian children with additional needs, in reference to 3600 of their typically developing peers. Data in relation to educational setting, retention, prevalence of additional needs, access to specialist services, learning support, and individual programming are reported.
AB - In Australia, children with additional needs are now primarily educated in mainstream regular classes and schools. While discussion has focused on teacher attitudes, teacher preparation and professional development to support the academic progress of children with additional needs, there is limited research examining the educational contexts and services provided to such children in Australian schools. This descriptive paper examines the educational contexts of 563 Australian children with additional needs, in reference to 3600 of their typically developing peers. Data in relation to educational setting, retention, prevalence of additional needs, access to specialist services, learning support, and individual programming are reported.
KW - Children
KW - Additional needs
KW - Education context
KW - Education services
M3 - Article
SN - 0814-0960
VL - 23
SP - 29
EP - 41
JO - Special Education Perspectives
JF - Special Education Perspectives
IS - 1
ER -