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View article: Editorial: Insights in special educational needs: 2022
Editorial: Insights in special educational needs: 2022 Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Educ., 06 February 2024Sec. Special Educational Needs Volume 9 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1375182
View article: Early positive approaches to support for families of young children with intellectual disability: the E-PAtS feasibility RCT
Early positive approaches to support for families of young children with intellectual disability: the E-PAtS feasibility RCT Open
Background Parents of children with intellectual disability are 1.5–2 times more likely than other parents to report mental health difficulties. There is a lack of clinically effective and cost-effective group well-being interventions desi…
View article: Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) for Families of Young Children With Intellectual Disability: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) for Families of Young Children With Intellectual Disability: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial Open
Background: Parents of children with intellectual disabilities are likely to experience poorer mental well-being and face challenges accessing support. Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) is a group-based programme, co-produced w…
View article: Editorial: Warnock, 40 Years On: Challenges for Special Educational Needs
Editorial: Warnock, 40 Years On: Challenges for Special Educational Needs Open
In 2019, a year after the 40th anniversary commemoration of the publication of the Report on the Enquiry into Special Educational Needs (SEN) for the UK government in 1978, Mary Warnock (then Baroness) died aged 94. Through her chairing of…
View article: Warnock 40 Years on: The Development of Special Educational Needs Since the Warnock Report and Implications for the Future
Warnock 40 Years on: The Development of Special Educational Needs Since the Warnock Report and Implications for the Future Open
The report of the Warnock Committee “Special Educational Needs,” published in 1978, provided the first comprehensive review of special educational needs (SEN) in England and the basis for subsequent legislation, from the Education Act 1981…
View article: Special Educational Needs: Understanding Drivers of Complaints and Disagreements in the English System
Special Educational Needs: Understanding Drivers of Complaints and Disagreements in the English System Open
This paper explores why some special educational needs (SEN) disagreements become very distressing for parents and how such disagreements can be prevented or resolved. It is a qualitative study of the experiences of 78 parents (70 mothers,…
View article: What Drives Educational Support for Children With Developmental Language Disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorder: Needs, or Diagnostic Category?
What Drives Educational Support for Children With Developmental Language Disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorder: Needs, or Diagnostic Category? Open
A central conceptual change in the Warnock report, the first type report of a UK government committee on the education of children and young people with all types of special educational needs (Department for Education and Science, 1978), w…
View article: Health-related quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorders and children with developmental language disorders
Health-related quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorders and children with developmental language disorders Open
Background and aims There is a paucity of literature investigating health-related quality of life in neurodevelopmental populations including children with developmental language disorders and children with autism spectrum disorder. Health…
View article: Parenting programmes for parents of children and young people with behavioural difficulties
Parenting programmes for parents of children and young people with behavioural difficulties Open
Children and young people exhibiting behavioural difficulties present a major challenge not only to parents but also to education and health professionals and to society as a whole. In this paper, I shall address some key issues regarding …
View article: Sustained Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs After the Research Trial Ends
Sustained Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs After the Research Trial Ends Open
Despite ample evidence of the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based parenting programs (EBPPs) within research-led environments, there is very little evidence of maintenance of effectiveness when programs are delivered as part of re…
View article: Initial protocol for a national evaluation of an area-based intervention programme (A Better Start) on early-life outcomes: a longitudinal cohort study with comparison (control) cohort samples
Initial protocol for a national evaluation of an area-based intervention programme (A Better Start) on early-life outcomes: a longitudinal cohort study with comparison (control) cohort samples Open
Introduction Pregnancy and the first few years of a child’s life are important windows of opportunity in which to equalise life chances. A Better Start (ABS) is an area-based intervention being delivered in five areas of socioeconomic disa…
View article: Comparing the Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs on Families with and without Children with Special Educational Needs: Short-term and Long-term Gains
Comparing the Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs on Families with and without Children with Special Educational Needs: Short-term and Long-term Gains Open
Parents of children with a disability or special educational needs (SEN) have three available options when accessing parenting programmes: (a) to access a parenting programme that has been adapted for use by families with a child with disa…
View article: Children with Language Impairment: Prevalence, Associated Difficulties, and Ethnic Disproportionality in an English Population
Children with Language Impairment: Prevalence, Associated Difficulties, and Ethnic Disproportionality in an English Population Open
Language impairment (LI) is one of the most common types of special educational needs (SENs), not only as a child’s primary need but also as a secondary domain associated with other types of SENs. LI is a risk factor for children’s later d…
View article: Grand Challenge: Priorities for Research in Special Educational Needs
Grand Challenge: Priorities for Research in Special Educational Needs Open
In this paper, I propose some priority areas for research in the field of special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities and some additional challenges regarding conceptualization of SEN. As the term “special educational needs and disabi…
View article: Meeting the educational and social needs of children with language impairment or autism spectrum disorder: the parents’ perspectives
Meeting the educational and social needs of children with language impairment or autism spectrum disorder: the parents’ perspectives Open
Although previous research indicates that parents of children with ASD are overrepresented among those who express dissatisfaction with the provision made to meet their child's needs, this study indicates high levels of satisfaction and ov…
View article: Understanding the Initial Impact of Early Support and Key Working Training Through the Voices of Trainers, Training Participants, and Families
Understanding the Initial Impact of Early Support and Key Working Training Through the Voices of Trainers, Training Participants, and Families Open
An exploratory study is reported of the delivery of the Early Support and Key Working (ES&KW) training program in England for multiagency professionals and parents. This qualitative study examined how ES&KW training principles and content …