Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26301
Title: Parental communication and collaboration in schools with special educational needs (SEN) programmes in Bhutan
Contributor(s): Jigyel, Karma (author); Miller, Judith A  (author)orcid ; Mavropoulou, Sofia (author); Berman, Jeanette  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018
DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2018.1426053
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26301
Abstract: This study explored the experiences of communication and collaboration of parents with the teachers of their children with special educational needs (SEN). In this investigation in the Bhutanese context, 26 parents (13 fathers and 13 mothers) of children with SEN, either fully or partially included in 3 schools with SEN programmes in Bhutan located in urban, semi-urban, and rural regions in Bhutan were individually interviewed. The interview data were recorded, transcribed, and analysed using both manual thematic coding semantic mapping and text mining analysis (Leximancer). The majority of parents (n = 21/26) were found to have either minimal or no communication or collaboration with the school. It was mainly a few mothers (n = 4), and no fathers, who reported consistent communication and collaboration with the school, whose children were partially included in the schools and had high support needs. The findings have implications for building channels of communication and collaboration between parents and school staff in order to support their children with SEN in Bhutan.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: International Journal of Inclusive Education, 22(12), p. 1288-1305
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1464-5173
1360-3116
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130312 Special Education and Disability
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390412 Teacher and student wellbeing
390411 Special education and disability
390407 Inclusive education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930202 Teacher and Instructor Development
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160201 Equity and access to education
160299 Schools and learning environments not elsewhere classified
160303 Teacher and instructor development
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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