Isolated Parents' Perceptions of the Education of their Children with Disabilities
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https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v10i2.453Abstract
Commissioned by the Department of Employment, Education and Training with The Australian Association of Special Education as grantee, this Project of National Significance was designed to gain a comprehensive insight into the provision of educational services to students with mild or moderate disabilities living in geographically isolated areas of Australia. There were two main groups whose perceptions were sought: parents and service providers. In general, parents report a reasonable level of satisfaction with the quality of the services their children are receiving and with the educational and personal development of their children. It would be misleading, though, to assume that there are no complaints. Areas which need attention include better training of teachers, more special education teachers available, more teacher aides and teacher aide time and more access to allied health specialists, particularly speech therapists and physiotherapists. The parents recognise the educational disadvantage their children suffer from geographical isolation and they emphasise the need to resource educational programs for their children at a more effective and realistic level.
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