Collaboration and integration of services in Greek special schools: two different models of delivering school services     

Vasilis Strogilos  Penny Lacey  Yota Xanthacou  Maria Kaila 《International Journal of Inclusive Education》2013,17(8):797-818

Multidisciplinary collaboration is considered to be very important for the education of pupils with special educational needs and particularly those pupils with the most severe disabilities. This research adopts a multiple case‐study design in order to understand collaboration and the integration of services and the effectiveness of these among pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) in Greece. The teams, choosing case studies in five special schools, considered 10 pupils and their parents. Reviews and analyses of the legislation; the use of diaries; participant observations and semi‐structured interviews were used for the collection of data. Two different models of service integration which provide different opportunities to the inclusion of pupils with PMLD were revealed since schools have different methods of integrating health and social professionals. In the first model, the school works with outside services, whereas in the second, services are within the school. In addition, roles and responsibilities differ within the different models. Service integration and collaboration were found to be more effective in schools where teachers and health and social professionals work under the same management. The study suggests the expansion of the second model of multidisciplinary collaboration with the integration in schools of health therapists, educational psychologists and social workers.  相似文献   

Conceptualisations of literacy and literacy practices for children with severe learning difficulties     

Hazel Lawson  Lyn Layton  Juliet Goldbart  Penny Lacey  Carol Miller 《Literacy》2012,46(2):101-108

Literacy is traditionally narrowly conceptualised as a set of skills related to accessing and generating written or printed text. For children designated as having severe learning difficulties (SLD), who are unlikely to develop these ‘conventional’ literacy skills, such a conception implies their semi‐literacy or nonliteracy. Although conceptions of multimodal literacy and multiliteracies have rarely been applied to this group, broader understandings of literacy that include a range of activities, modes and media provide greater opportunities for including these learners in literacy practices. Drawing upon our research with teachers of this group of children and young people, we illustrate these literacy practices. We note, however, that such practices are often haphazard, not coherently thought through, and that there is much confusion regarding any distinction between communication and literacy. We argue for literacy as a specific form of communication, but conclude that broader models of literacies should be utilised to guide and support practitioners in developing interactive practice and in making reasoned and principled approaches and decisions about literacy practices, routes and progression for children with SLD.  相似文献   

Demonstrating the positive impact of information support on patient care in primary care: a rapid literature review     

Bryant SL  Gray A 《Health information and libraries journal》2006,23(2):118-125

AIM: To review the literature on the positive impact of information services, or information resources, on patient care in primary care. OBJECTIVES: To identify and summarize key papers on which librarians might draw in making the case for investment, and to highlight gaps in the research evidence Methodology: A rapid literature review was conducted in the summer of 2005. RESULTS: There is a small body of evidence to demonstrate the positive impact of library and information services on the direct care of patients as well as a beneficial impact on the care of future patients through the application of evidence to multiple patients. CONCLUSIONS: There is relatively limited research evidence of the impact of information, and library services, in primary care, in comparison with hospital settings and the research available is generally reliant on small samples. There is a lack of impact studies conducted with non-clinical staff. The review highlights the value of critical incident technique (CIT). It is possible to gather evidence of the potential for information services to deliver cost savings.  相似文献   

The seminar—experiences and reflections     

Malcolm R. Lacey 《Higher Education Quarterly》1982,37(1):57-70

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Children's perceptions of internal-external control in intellectual-academic situations and their Embedded Figures Test performance     

V C Crandall  B W Lacey 《Child development》1972,43(4):1123-1134

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Book reviews     

J. Heywood  E. T. Balten  Ronald Goldman  Arnold Morrison  Peter J. M. McEwan  Frank Musgrove  L. R. B. Elton  Colin Lacey  K. A. Percy 《Higher Education》1973,2(1):113-131

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What Provision for Pupils with Challenging Behaviour?A report of a survey of provision and curriculum provided for pupils with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour     

Jill Porter  & Penny Lacey 《British Journal of Special Education》1999,26(1):23-28

Jill Porter and Penny Lacey, lecturers in special education in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, describe a survey of the provision made by schools for pupils with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour, which focused on in-class support; curriculum access; and additional facilities and resources for such pupils.  相似文献   

Information services for primary care: the organizational culture of General Practice and the information needs of partnerships and Primary Care Groups     

Sue Lacey Bryant 《Health information and libraries journal》1999,16(3):157-165

In a primary-care led National Health Service it is imperative for librarians not only to develop user-centred services for health professionals based in the community but also to facilitate information management within Primary Care Groups. In this article recent research in the field is discussed, and challenges intrinsic to delivering information services to primary care are identified. Drawing on the experience of one Practice Librarian in the Aylesbury area, the importance of organizational culture is considered, along with its implications for making successful approaches to partnerships. Five factors that motivated these practices to contract the services of an independent librarian are identified. The information needs of Primary Care Groups are discussed and the essential characteristics of future service provision are noted.  相似文献   

Addressing Sexism With Children: Young Adults’ Beliefs About Bias Socialization     

Lacey J. Hilliard  Lynn S. Liben 《Child development》2020,91(2):488-507

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