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The influence of schooling on the aspirations of young people with special educational needs
Author(s) -
Casey Lorraine,
Davies Peter,
Kalambouka Afroditi,
Nelson Nick,
Boyle Bill
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/01411920600569214
Subject(s) - mainstream , psychology , context (archaeology) , scale (ratio) , developmental psychology , special educational needs , compulsory education , context effect , social psychology , pedagogy , special education , political science , geography , linguistics , philosophy , cartography , archaeology , word (group theory) , law
The authors investigate the effect of schooling on the aspirations of young people designated as having mild learning difficulties (MLD) or emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) in the first large‐scale study of its kind in England. Data were collected from parents and their 15/16 year‐old children in the final year of their compulsory schooling in schools. The results indicate on average a positive effect of mainstream schooling on the aspirations of these pupils with the caveat that these benefits are more likely to accrue to pupils whose parents are in higher status occupations. In their conclusions the authors discuss the implications of these results for education policy in the context of local management of schools.