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Research Section: The School Placement of Pupils with Down's Syndrome in England and Wales
Author(s) -
Cuckle Pat
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8527.00038
Subject(s) - mainstream , special education , special section , special educational needs , section (typography) , mainstreaming , pediatrics , medicine , residential school , psychology , mathematics education , demography , sociology , socioeconomics , political science , physics , engineering physics , advertising , law , business
Data on the placements of over 3,000 children with Down's syndrome (born between 1980 and 1992) were collected from 94 areas around the country, over the 12 year period studied. Analysis showed an increase in the proportion of children attending mainstream schools, with wide local variations. Very small numbers of children had mixed placements (part‐time mainstream/special school) and placements in specially resourced units. Changes in school type occurred from mainstream to special school, typically at around 8 or 9 and again at 11 to 12 years. There was a disproportionate number of boys with Down's syndrome in special schools, apparently because more boys than girls entered special schools at 5 or 6 years old.