Search for dissertations about: "special needs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 263 swedish dissertations containing the words special needs.

  2. 1. Who Should do What to Whom? : Occupational Groups´Views on Special Needs

    Author : Gunilla Lindqvist; Claes Nilholm; Gun-Marie Wetso; Kristina Ström; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Occupational groups; children in need of special support; views; special needs; inclusion; SENCOs; educational leaders; preschools and schools; Utbildning och lärande; Education and Learning;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to increase our knowledge of different occupational groups´ views on work with children in need of special support. This is explored in four separate studies.The first study investigates the views of occupational groups in preschools and schools in one municipality. READ MORE

  4. 2. Educational pathways and transitions in the early school years : Special educational needs, support provisions and inclusive education

    Author : Johanna Lundqvist; Mara Westling Allodi; Eva Siljehag; Susan Sandall; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bioecological model; children’s views; disability; drawings; first grade; inclusive education; leisure-time centre; longitudinal; mixed method; multiple-case study; preschool; preschool-class; special education; support; transitions; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this research is to describe and analyse the educational pathways from preschool to school of a group of children with and without special educational needs. The aim is also to describe and analyse children’s views and experiences of early years education, and how these can be obtained. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mind the gap : transition to adulthood – youths' with disabilities and their caregivers' perspectives

    Author : Elisabet Björquist; Eva Nordmark; Inger Hallström; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Disability; youth; caregiver; transition to adulthood; immigrant; preferences; needs; Barn- och ungdomsvetenskap; Child and Youth studies; Socialt arbete; Social work; Disability; youth; caregiver; transition to adulthood; immigrant; preferences; needs.;

    Abstract : Transition to adulthood, referring to the process of moving from childhood to adulthood, can be a complex period for youths with disabilities who might need special support transitioning into an independent life as adults. Caregivers are significant persons for the youths, which is why their own health and wellbeing is important. READ MORE

  6. 4. Special needs education in Nicaragua : a study of the prevalence of children with disabilities in primary schools and the factors affecting their successful participation

    Author : Gary Miron; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Specialundervisning; Nicaragua;

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  7. 5. Children with complex communication needs : The parents' perspective

    Author : Gonda Pickl; Jane Brodin; Sophia Kalman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children with complex communication needs; augmentative and alternative communication; parents’ views on their children’s communication; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to increase the understanding of how parents of children with severe and multiple disabilities and complex communication needs view their children’s communication and their communication aids. The participating children differ in age, in their developmental and communicative levels as well as in their socio-cultural backgrounds, but have in common that they all are using one or more modes of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), involving no, low or high technology. READ MORE