Continuities and Developments in Research into the Education of Pupils with Learning Difficulties

Bibliographic Data

ID8407397
AuthorsDavid Skidmore (0000-0002-2547-3619, University of Reading, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume47
Issue1
Pages3-16
Publication date1999-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1005 • E-ISSN: 1467-8527
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-8527.00099
OpenAlexW2148861598
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

This paper surveys a sample of current research into the education of pupils with learning difficulties. Examples of the three major established research traditions are discussed, namely the psycho-medical, organisational and sociological traditions. It is argued that much of this work seeks to extend the theoretical framework associated with one or another of these traditions, but fails to overcome the common limitation of reductionism. An emerging current of work is identified which adopts an anti-reductionist perspective. The characteristics of the new approach are illustrated, and a specific need for further search within this framework, focusing on the dynamics of the school development process, is identified

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical) · Process (computing) · Reductionism · Sociology · Work (physics) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub