Description
This paper presents findings from an ESRC funded research project entitled Autonomy, Rights and Children with Special Needs: A New Paradigm? (ES/P002641/1).The central research question addressed is the following:
In the light of key legislative and policy developments in England and Scotland, to what extent is a new era of children and young people’s autonomy/participation rights materialising in practice across the field of special educational needs (SEN) and additional support needs (ASN)?
Objectives
The specific objectives of the research are to analyse:
• The extent to which children and young people with SEN/ASN are able to realise their rights of participation and redress;
• The degree to which the autonomy rights of such children and young people intersect with those of parents/carers and are driven by, or influence, the decision-making of schools and local authorities;
• The way in which capacity for autonomous decision-making is understood and acted upon in different social contexts;
• The factors which promote or inhibit the realisation of autonomy rights by children and young people with SEN/ASN, including those who are looked after by the local authority;
• The impact of a children’s rights-based approach on the broader education and social policy landscape.
Period | 3 Sep 2019 |
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Event title | European Conference on Education Research (ECER) 2019 |
Event type | Conference |
Location | Hamburg, GermanyShow on map |
Degree of Recognition | International |
Documents & Links
- [Presentation] Tensions between policy rhetoric and classroom reality
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Type: Text
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Projects
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Autonomy, Rights and Children with Special Needs: A New Paradigm?
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