Including children with a visual impairment in the mainstream primary school classroom
empfehlen| Titel: | Including children with a visual impairment in the mainstream primary school classroom |
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| Form: | Aufsatz / Artikel |
| Autor(en): | Pauline Davis,Vicky Hopwood |
| Jahr: | 2004 |
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, Vol. 2, No. 3 |
| Auszug: | This article reports on ESRC-funded research, ‘Including children with visual impairment in mainstream primary school classrooms’. The inquiry comprised a multiple case study of children with visual impairment in 17 mainstream primary schools. Classroom observation and interviews were the main methods used. Interviews were conducted with all those who had a direct impact on the quality of the childrens inclusion in the classrooms, such as the teaching assistant, class teacher and specialist visiting teachers, as well as with others to provide a richer contextual understanding of the teaching and learning in the schools. Overcoming barriers to the participation and learning of children with visual impairment emerged as: the provision of an adequate additional support; inclusion in the main learning processes taking place in the classroom; and good communication between the teaching team. A discussion of the meaning of inclusion in the context of the classroom is provided. |