Towards Truly Inclusive Science Education: A Case Study of Successful Curriculum Innovation in a Special School

Autor/in	Essex, Jane
Titel	Towards Truly Inclusive Science Education: A Case Study of Successful Curriculum Innovation in a Special School
Quelle	In: Support for Learning, 35 (2020) 4, S.542-558 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-2141
DOI	10.1111/1467-9604.12332
Schlagwörter	Students with Disabilities; Severe Disabilities; Learning Disabilities; Inclusion; Special Schools; Science Education; Science Curriculum; Instructional Innovation; Curriculum Development; Science Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Inklusion; Special school; Sonderschule; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	The paper provides a first person account of participant evaluation research of curriculum innovation in a school serving students with profound learning difficulties. It describes how the aspirations of the school leadership team to introduce science, combined with advisory support, overcame the initial anxiety of teaching staff about teaching an unfamiliar subject. The staff position was transformed and they gave a very positive evaluation of their experiences of teaching science, due to the impact of the subject on their students. The introduction of a distinct and inclusive model of science into the curriculum was ultimately found to have significant benefits for both students and staff. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01