Background Whilst research can, of course, mean different things to different people,
researching a ravioli recipe or the price match for a new laptop is bound to be far less …

In this chapter, the authors explore the concept of educational research, and based on
evidence, they explain why they think that the term has been overly used and sometimes …

The authors of this position paper argue that there is currently very little evidence‐based
practice in relation to learners with severe learning disabilities (SLD) and profound and …

Introduction: SEN and mental health A recognition of the mental health needs experienced
by learners with special educational needs (SEN) has received much needed attention in …

Content analyses of journals in the field of LD provide a means of surveying research and
publication trends, the knowledge of which may inform policy and practice related to future …

Any sound pedagogy must understand the unique talents and needs of its learners. And, as
Ken Robinson has reminded us, if it does not do so, then it will, to that extent, fail them …

The 21" century professional challenge hildren and young people are now coming into our
schools whose learning difficulties and disabilities are more complex than we have seen …

This chapter provides a snapshot of the scientific maturation of the field of learning
disabilities (LD) from 2001 to 2011. This is not the chapter we had set out to write. We were …

A brief history of guidance on assessment for learners with SLD/PMLD Assessment regimes
prior to 1970, and indeed in the newly created special schools for learners with SLD/PMLD …

This chapter discusses some of the key findings from a two-year development and research
project in England, raising levels of achievement for pupils with moderate learning …