Special Education Research in Europe

Authors

  • Seamus Hegarty Asociación Internacional para la Evaluación de Logros Educacionales

Keywords:

Research, Europe, Special education

Abstract

Research in special education has grown substantially in recent years. An overview is offered of special education research in Europe over the past decade. This is based on an analysis of the papers published in the European Journal of Special Needs Education in the ten years 1998–2007. A wide range of topics were covered in these, with the most common being parents and the family, teachers and teacher attitudes, special education policy, pupils’ social and emotional development, early years provision and language development. Most papers were empirical, both quantitative and qualitative, though a good number of theoretical and descriptive pieces were published as well. Only a few review papers were published. While papers originated from across Europe, the great majority came from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Scandinavian countries, Israel and Greece. For the future, greater concentration of research efforts is recommended, as well as more attention to some key topics which are currently under–researched.

Author Biography

Seamus Hegarty, Asociación Internacional para la Evaluación de Logros Educacionales

Presidente de la Asociación Internacional para la Evaluación de Logros Educacionales (IEA) entidad encargada del TIMSS. Investigador por 30 años de la Fundación Nacional de Investigación Educativa del Reino Unido. Editor fundador de “European Journal of Special Needs Education”.

Published

2008-11-01

How to Cite

Hegarty, S. (2008). Special Education Research in Europe. Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education, 2(1), 181–191. Retrieved from https://revistainclusiva.ucentral.cl/revistainclusiva/article/view/2_1_012

Issue

Section

Temática Libre