Chapter 3: Teacher education and SEN - policy landscapes and impetuses
Lawson, Hazel
Date: 5 February 2015
Article
Journal
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
Publisher
Wiley
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Abstract
The policy landscape in England for teacher education is undergoing ‘turbulent times’ (Whitehead, 2011) with diversification of routes into teaching and an increasing emphasis on schools-led provision (DfE, 2010, 2011). Policy frameworks and contexts for special educational needs (SEN) are also changing. This paper explores the field ...
The policy landscape in England for teacher education is undergoing ‘turbulent times’ (Whitehead, 2011) with diversification of routes into teaching and an increasing emphasis on schools-led provision (DfE, 2010, 2011). Policy frameworks and contexts for special educational needs (SEN) are also changing. This paper explores the field of SEN within the context of teacher education in England. The policy landscape for each of these aspects is described and explored, then analysed with in relation to general-specialist dimensions of teaching, examining how different policy drivers pull/push in different directions. Possible implications for teacher education are then considered.
School of Education
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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