Data · dataset · 2026
A mixed methods exploration of educational psychologists’ practice in the United Kingdom: eliciting the views of children and young people with severe learning difficulties
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.17034/32637555.v1
A report from the Children’s Commissioners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK; 2020) claimed that children and young people (CYP)’s “…rights to be heard and involved in decision-making-processes across all jurisdictions is being denied…” (p. 10).
Description
Right violations are exacerbated for CYP with Special Educational Needs (Northern Ireland Commissioner for CYP, 2020), with those experiencing speech, language and communication needs and/or communication and social interaction difficulties (Cavet & Sloper, 2004) being disproportionately affected.
This includes CYP with learning difficulties (Ware, 2004), meaning they often remain “…on the periphery of decision-making processes…” (Rose, 2005, as cited in Harding & Atkinson, 2009, p. 4). It is proposed that Educational Psychologists play a key role in facilitating the participation of these CYP, however, few studies explore the conceptual and/or practical challenges involved. The current study aimed to explore current levels of knowledge and practices amongst Educational Psychologists in the UK regarding eliciting the views of CYP with severe learning difficulties.
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Adopting a mixed method explanatory sequential design, the study involved an online questionnaire (n = 101) and online focus groups (n = 17). Quantitative findings demonstrated age-related trends within Educational Psychologist beliefs about augmentative and alternative communication used by/with these CYP, and barriers/facilitators to eliciting their views in practice. Key qualitative themes generated using Reflexive Thematic Analysis were: The Power of Personal Experiences; Missed Opportunities; An Option, not a Priority; Confidence and Efficacy; Social Justice Motivations.
Implications for Educational Psychology practice have been discussed, alongside future research suggestions. <br><br><i>Thesis is embargoed until 31 December 2026.<br></i><br><br>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.17034/32637555.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Educational psychology · Educational psychology · Educational psychology · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science
- Inferred from text
- Audio 65%
Provenance · 3 source records, 18 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/32637555 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/32637555 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/32637555 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:520102 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['educational psychology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:520102 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['educational psychology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:520102 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['educational psychology'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:audio | enrichment · zivahub uct ac za | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license_text | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |