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ERIC Number: EJ500325
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Parental Power and Special Educational Needs: The Case of Specific Learning Difficulties.
Riddell, Sheila; And Others
British Educational Research Journal, v20 n3 p327-44 1994
Asserts that research on parents of children with special needs often reveals their lack of power and difficulty in establishing partnerships with professionals. Reports on a study of parents of 114 special needs students. Finds that parents of mild/moderate learning difficulties do not have powerful advocacy groups to promote their cause. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mild Disabilities, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Politics of Education, School Policy, Special Classes, Special Needs Students, Special Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Scotland
Note: Theme issue topic: "Integration, Entitlement, and Special Needs."