ERIC Number: EJ1248614
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Similarities and Variation in Preschool Special Education Studies: An Overview of Main Content Themes in Nordic Research
Early Child Development and Care, v190 n5 p698-711 2020
This review aims to provide an overview of content in Nordic research between 2006-2014 in the field of special education in preschool. More specifically, this review identifies the similarities and variation in and between content in the research. A total of 31 studies were found to be relevant. A summative thematic content analysis was made. The review revealed five main content themes: 'special education and children in preschool'; 'inclusion and participation'; 'relationships, interaction, and cooperation'; 'special educators'; and 'special education documentation'. The themes give a better understanding of what content areas are focused on in the field of research. The result of the review points towards a shift in research. This from mainly have focused on individual-based interventions, to have a clearer direction to issues involving occupational groups responsibilities and opportunities in creating a preschool for all children, and concerns related to conditions for inclusion in spatial, social, and educational ways.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Special Education, Inclusion, Special Education Teachers, Content Analysis, Educational Research, Databases, Parent Role, Intervention, Individualized Instruction, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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