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Individual target setting in a mainstream and special school: Tensions in understanding and ownership

Waite, Sue; Lawson, Hazel; Bromfield, Carolyn

Authors

Sue Waite

Hazel Lawson

Carolyn Bromfield



Abstract

Our research examined understandings of individual student target setting processes through semi-structured interviews with staff and students from two schools in England: a special school for students with severe learning difficulties and a linked mainstream secondary school. This article details some of the tensions and issues arising from perceived ownership of targets and the communication and sharing of these between and within schools, specifically focusing on dimensions of power and agency. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.

Citation

Waite, S., Lawson, H., & Bromfield, C. (2009). Individual target setting in a mainstream and special school: Tensions in understanding and ownership. Educational Studies, 35(2), 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055690802476800

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date May 1, 2009
Deposit Date Jan 13, 2011
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Educational Studies
Print ISSN 0013-1946
Electronic ISSN 1465-3400
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 35
Issue 2
Pages 107-121
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03055690802476800
Keywords individual target setting, inclusion, student involvement, ownership
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/996695
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03055690802476800

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