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Forbes, Fiona; Aspland, Tania – Support for Learning, 2023
This article presents new insights into the views of families regarding the educational opportunities for their children in special school settings. It reports on a study designed to capture the perspectives of families regarding the opportunities to consult and engage with teachers on the education of their child or children with disabilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Family Attitudes, Special Schools
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Naylor, Anthea; Spence, Sarah E.; Poed, Shiralee – Support for Learning, 2019
Video Self-Modelling (VSM) and Video Peer-Modelling (VPM) have proved effective when teaching pro-social behaviours to students with disability, individually and during whole-class instruction. In Victoria, Australia, this has been achieved in specialist schools using a television programme known as meTV. This study examined the application of…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Peer Teaching, Prosocial Behavior
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Caskey, Jacqueline; Innes, Peter; Lovell, Geoff P. – Support for Learning, 2018
Dyslexia is known as a Learning Disability (LD), a reading disability and a neurological disability; yet there is confusion about dyslexia and the associated support required in learning. Challenges are experienced by adult students with dyslexia in both social and organisational contexts. This study explored the life experiences of adult students…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Self Concept
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Opie, Jill; Deppeler, Joanne; Southcott, Jane – Support for Learning, 2017
The experiences of seven Australian senior secondary school students with vision impairment attending mainstream schools in Victoria were explored to gain an understanding of the support mechanisms operating to allow them access to an inclusive education. This qualitative study primarily used the in-depth interviews of students, augmented by brief…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mainstreaming, Visual Impairments
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Anderson, Joanna; Boyle, Christopher – Support for Learning, 2015
Inclusive education (IE) is a term that has been part of the educational discourse in Australia for almost two decades. While there is no overarching definition under which IE operates in that country, it is accepted that the meaning behind the term has shifted from being exclusively about students with a disability to now encompassing the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Educational History