Parental perspectives on the provision of education for children with speech and language impairment

Carleton, Brendan Martin (2002) Parental perspectives on the provision of education for children with speech and language impairment. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.

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Abstract

This research investigates the experiences of a group of parents whose children have speech and language impairment. A review of the existing literature revealed many problems facing parents who seek appropriate educational provision for their children. There appears to be a lack of a coherent and consistent system which automatically ensures appropriate provision without a great deal of effort on the part of parents. Fifteen sets of parents from three different Local Education Authorities, whose children are all in a residential special school, were interviewed. Analysis of the data from these interviews showed some themes emerging, and these used to shape a questionnaire which was sent to fifty-three sets of parents. Analysis of this data revealed some instances of good practice, but for the majority of the parents, the process was problematic, time-consuming and stressful.

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