The authors recognize that there are tensions, especially the difficulty of validating research on small varied populations in a wide range of schools, community, and other settings. The book will help readers to critically evaluate the implications of research reports for their own practice and will enable them to:
- Access research in learning difficulties, drawing on other disciplines
- Understand different types of research methodology and their strengths and limitations
- Examine the constraints on methodology because of the characteristics of the field
- Understand the particular issues of small-scale research and participatory research
- Explore new methodologies that are developing in the field
Research Interests * Policy and provision for pupils with special educational needs * Policy, provision and practice for people with learning difficulties across the age span * Organization of inclusive and special schooling * Early mathematical development * Research methodologies and special populations
Penny Lacey had a background in teaching children and young people with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties before she came to the School of Education in 1991.