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Including children with special educational needs in physical education: has entitlement and accessibility been realised?
- Source :
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Disability & Society . Mar2012, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p249-262. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The return of the Labour government to power in 1997 brought an increased focus upon inclusive education for children with special educational needs (SEN). Alongside this there has been a desire to enhance the opportunities young people have to access physical education (PE) and school sport. Previous research has shown that children with SEN often have fewer opportunities to access physical activity due to physical, social and emotional barriers to participation. With the advent of a new Con–Lib-Dem government in 2010 and a planned review of inclusion policies and practices, this paper examines the extent to which children with SEN have arrived at utopia in relation to their entitlement and access to PE. The paper identifies four themes central to successful inclusive PE, whilst suggesting there is still some way to go for children with SEN to have the same opportunities in physical activity as their non-disabled peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TEACHER education
*DISCRIMINATION (Sociology)
*PHYSICAL education for people with disabilities
*PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities
*PROFESSIONAL employee training
*SCHOOLS
*SELF-efficacy
*SELF-perception
*PSYCHOLOGY of teachers
*GOVERNMENT policy
*CHILDREN with disabilities
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09687599
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Disability & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104516991
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2011.644934