Your final assignment for this topic is essentially a literature review.
It should seek to answer a question you might have which is a‘Contemporary Issue in Special Education’.
Inclusion
Examplesofresearchquestions: Whatarethe current barriers to inclusiveeducationin Australia (orother country)? Whatare
teachers’ (orparents’,orprincipals’) attitudesorbeliefsabout inclusion? Do studentslearn better inSpecial Schools?
Exclusion
Examplesofresearchquestions:Inwhat waysarestudentswithdisabilities over- representedinsuspension data?How doprincipalsconsider the needsof studentswithdisabilities when deciding tosuspend?What restrictivepractices stillexistinAustralian(orother country) schools?Inwhat waysarestudentswithdisabilitiessociallyexcludedinmainstream (orspecialised)settings?
Assessment
Examplesofresearchquestions: IsNAPLAN‘inclusive’? Whatmightbetheunintendedconsequencesofpublishing‘NationallyConsistentCollectionofData onSchool StudentswithDisability’information on MySchool?Inwhat waystoAustralianteachersprovidenecessaryadjustmentstoassessment
tasksforstudentswithdisabilities?