This book incorporates an international perspective of research related to special education across all phases of education. It draws upon the experience and expertise of recognized researchers and practitioners in special education.
As a research handbook for practicing teachers this book provides exemplars of good classroom based research practice addressing a broad range of special needs issues. Methods are presented which can be generalized to situations beyond the case studies immediately presented.

Why educational research matters; Methodology overview; Assessing writing speed for pupils for special examination arrangements; Inclusive practice in secondary schools; Pupil involvement in target setting in a special school; The Role of parents in the school development planning process; The use of social stories to increase appropriate social behaviors in pupils with autistic spectrum disorders; Management of students with special needs in Further Education; Teacher perceptions of behavior difficulties in mainstream schools; Can assessment in mother tongue make teaching more effective and raise achievements of pupils in a school for pupils with severe learning