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050 0 0 _aLB1051 EDU
100 1 _aCrisp, Richard J.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aEmail forum usage as an identity maintenance strategy for educators working with pupils with special educational needs
_ccreated by Richard J. Crisp Ann Lewis and Christopher Robertson
264 1 _aOxfordshire:
_bTaylor & Francis.
_c2006.
336 _2rdacontent
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337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
440 _aAn international journal of experimental educational psychology
_vVolume 26 , number 5,
520 3 _aThe moves towards the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) into mainstream settings places particular responsibilities on SEN educators in these schools, who are charged with both meeting such pupils' individual needs and promoting more inclusive contexts. The resultant tensions may be reflected in how SEN educators see their professional identities. We studied the determinants of SEN educators' usage of a professional email forum, one unrestricted support and information mechanism for SEN coordinators. Drawing on social psychological identity theory we predicted the usage of a professional email forum by SEN educators. We hypothesised that particular characteristics of SEN educators, relating to how they regard their professional identity, would predict the usage of the forum. An email forum survey comprising Likert-style questions to assess identification, prototypicality, and forum usage was completed by 130 SEN educators. We found use of the forum was highest when users felt they were not central members of their professional group, but at the same time this group was important to their identities. We discuss these findings in relation to the policy and practice of educational inclusion.
650 _aElectronic mail
_vSpecial needs students
_xInclusive schools
700 1 _aLewis, Ann
_eco-author
700 1 _aRobertson, Christopher
_eco-author
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/01443410500390582
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