The tenacity of special schools in an inclusive policy environment: the New Zealand situation 1996–2010
Abstract
Special school provision for children and young people with special educational needs is an anomaly that exists in many inclusive education systems; this type of educational provision has proved to be resilient even though, with reference to children and young people with special educational needs, there is almost universal acceptance of the principle of inclusion. This article examines special school provision in New Zealand in the period since the implementation of the country's first official ‘special education policy’ to the present, newly released, special education initiative, Success for All – Every School, Every Child. Possible reasons for the tenacity of this type of provision in New Zealand, and in other jurisdictions, will be discussed. Arguments will be presented to support the proposition that this type of provision is likely to remain a feature of the inclusive education systems of many jurisdictions for some time yet.
Number of times cited: 6
- Gilada Avissar, Partnerships between special and mainstream schools, Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 18, 3, (149-156), (2017).
- Glenys Mann, Monica Cuskelly and Karen Moni, An Investigation of Parents' Decisions to Transfer Children From Regular to Special Schools, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 15, 3, (183-192), (2018).
- Stacey L. Cleary, Nicholas F. Taylor, Karen J. Dodd and Nora Shields, An aerobic exercise program for young people with cerebral palsy in specialist schools: A phase I randomized controlled trial, Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 20, 6, (331), (2017).
- Glenys Mann, From here to there and back again: the story of a mother, her son, disability, and school choice, International Journal of Inclusive Education, 20, 9, (909), (2016).
- Glenys Mann, Monica Cuskelly and Karen Moni, Choosing a school: parental decision-making when special schools are an option, Disability & Society, 30, 9, (1413), (2015).
- Judith Selvaraj, Inclusive education in New Zealand: policies, politics and contradictions, International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19, 1, (86), (2015).
