An investigation of parents' decision to transfer their children from regular to special schools
Description
Aim: This goal of this study was to understand the decision-making process of parents who chose to transfer their children from regular to special schools.
Method: 80 parents living in Queensland, Australia completed a survey which collected information about the decision to transfer their children from regular to special schools. A factor analysis was undertaken with the survey items relating to: reasons for leaving the regular school; hopes for the special school; the decision-making process; and beliefs about inclusion.
Results: Clear factors emerged as underlying dimensions in the decision-making process of parents. These included components relating to: school work, including support and resourcing; socio-emotional issues, including parental and children's stress; school culture; the difficulties associated with the decision-making; and beliefs about regular and special schooling.
Conclusions: A number of complex factors were involved in parents’ decision-making including a strong link between the emotional impact of regular schools and parental hopes for learning and belonging in the special school.
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| ID Code: | 236327 | ||
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| Item Type: | Contribution to Journal (Meeting Abstract) | ||
| Refereed: | No | ||
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| Measurements or Duration: | 1 pages | ||
| Keywords: | inclusive education, disability, parent views. | ||
| DOI: | 10.1111/jir.12305 | ||
| ISSN: | 0964-2633 | ||
| Pure ID: | 117610705 | ||
| Copyright Owner: | 2016 MENCAP, the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | ||
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| Deposited On: | 16 Nov 2022 03:14 | ||
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2024 21:56 |
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