Allocating Resources to Support Learners with Special Educational Needs: Can We Ever Get it Right? Learning from International Research

Authors

  • Richard Rose

Keywords:

Special Educational Needs, SEN, Resource Allocation

Abstract

RICHARD ROSE is Professor of Inclusive Education at the University of Northampton and director of Project IRIS, a longitudinal study into special educational provision in Ireland.

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Published

2017-01-06

How to Cite

Rose, R. (2017). Allocating Resources to Support Learners with Special Educational Needs: Can We Ever Get it Right? Learning from International Research. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 30(2), 85–87. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/30

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Invited Commentary

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