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“No policy is an island” : how the ICF international classification system may support local education planning in England
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Castro, Susana, Palikara, Olympia, Gaona, Carolina and Eirinaki, Vasiliki (2018) “No policy is an island” : how the ICF international classification system may support local education planning in England. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42 (11). pp. 1623-1631. doi:10.1080/09638288.2018.1529828 ISSN 0963-8288.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1529828
Abstract
Background: A crucial issue in special educational needs and disability policy and provision is the documentation of children’s functioning, for which many countries have a statutory document. In England this is the education health and care plan. Recent research challenges the quality of these plans. Purpose: To provide evidence on the usefulness of the international classification of functioning, disability and health as a system with potential to support the development of higher quality plans in England. Methods: Twenty-five professionals participated in a one-day training session on the international classification of functioning disability and health, with a focus on designing higher quality SMART targets to be included in children’s plans. Results: Overall, participants regarded the system as useful. Comparison of targets written before and after the training show improvements in relevance, specificity and on the extent to which they were action-oriented and measurable. Conclusions: Results are discussed in light of international lessons learned around the potential of the international classification of functioning disability and health to support policy change. A “no policy is an island” approach is proposed, suggesting local policy-makers should open horizons beyond geographical boundaries in evidence-based decision-making for supporting children with disabilities.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Disability and Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0963-8288 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 20 November 2018 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 42 | ||||||
| Number: | 11 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1623-1631 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/09638288.2018.1529828 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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