Measuring the causes for the growth in special needs education. A validation of a questionnaire with possible factors explaining the growing demand for special provisions in education

Autor:	Sip Jan Pijl, Per Egil Mjaavatn, Per Frostad
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Medical education Policy making education Developmental and Educational Psychology Mathematics education Mainstream Education policy Special education Psychology Health Professions (miscellaneous) Education External pressure
Zdroj:	European Journal of Special Needs Education. 30:565-574
ISSN:	1469-591X 0885-6257
DOI:	10.1080/08856257.2015.1085141
Popis:	In recent decades, the basic principle in Norway’s education policy has been that all students should receive adapted education within the framework of the mainstream schools. This policy notwithstanding, the rate of students for whom special support was initiated, rose from 6.2% in 2006 to 8.0% in 2014. The study reported here developed measures for the possible causes for this unwelcome development. A questionnaire with 23 statements suggesting possible causes of the increase in the use of special support was presented to 136 teachers in primary and lower secondary school. A factor analysis revealed that 12 items formed three reliable scales for possible causes behind the high demand for special provisions: ‘Focus on students’ problems’, ‘External pressure on schools’ and ‘Early support’. The teachers stated that these causes had moderate impact. The study has resulted in three scales useful in measuring three causes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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