An international peer-reviewed online-only journal!
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
Edited by:
Sue Ralph
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs (JORSEN) is an established online forum for the dissemination of international research on special educational needs. JORSEN aims to:
- Publish original research, literature reviews and theoretical papers on meeting special educational needs
- Create an international forum for researchers to reflect on, and share ideas regarding, issues of particular importance to them such as methodology, research design and ethical issues
- Reach a wide multi-disciplinary national and international audience through online publication
Authors are invited to submit reports of original research, reviews of research and scholarly papers on methodology, research design and ethical issues.
TopNews and Announcements
Call for Papers for Special Issue of Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs (JORSEN)
Autism and Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Editors for this themed issue: Dr. Neil Humphrey (University of Manchester) and Prof Sue Ralph (University of Northampton)
A themed international issue on autism and education is planned for JORSEN for June 2010.
The editors invite research articles exploring any aspect of issues relating to autism* and education - for example identification and assessment, intervention programmes and strategies, pedagogical issues, partnerships between specialist and mainstream schools, inclusion and exclusion, mental health/emotional well-being, peer acceptance and support, and bullying. All articles will be anonymously peer reviewed. Please address any queries to either Sue Ralph or Neil Humphrey.
*Autism is defined broadly to include related conditions on the autistic spectrum, such as Asperger syndrome.
Please submit articles to by email to Sue Ralph, Editor, JORSEN by 1st November 2009.
Prof. Sue Ralph. Visiting Professor in Special and Inclusive Education. CeSNER, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AL.
Email: jorsen@nasen.org.uk
Dr. Neil Humphrey. Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education. Educational Support and Inclusion, School of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL.
Email: neil.humphrey@manchester.ac.uk
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ISEC 2010: Call for Papers
The 7th Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress (ISEC) will be held at Queen's University Belfast, on August 2-5, 2010. The Congress is for academics, practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in promoting inclusive education from all five continents of the globe.
We invite proposals for poster presentations, individual papers, symposiums and workshops on any of the following themes:
- Diversity
- Inclusive practice
- Debates in evidence-informed policy and effective evaluation
- Children's rights, voice and participation in education
- Collaboration, sharing and capacity-building to promote inclusion
For more information on how to submit your proposal,
please click here.
For more information on the ISEC 2010 conference, please click here.
nasen Online Index
The nasen Online Index provides all users with a quick route to useful published articles related to special educational needs. The index is keyword based, so when searching for a particular topic the index yields only the relevant results for the keywords you enter. The nasen online index makes searching faster and easier.
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Subscription Note
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs is an online-only journal.
Individual Online Access: Individuals can access the journal by joining nasen - please click here for membership details, or e-mail membership@nasen.org.uk for further information.
Institutional Online Access: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs is also available as part of an institutional subscription to either British Journal of Special Education, Support for Learning, or to the combined package of both journals.
TopHighlights
Special Issues:
- International Images of Inclusion
Jointly edited by Sue Ralph Editor, JORSEN and Ian Kaplan ESI, University of Manchester. - Taking an Inclusive Turn
Mel Ainscow, University of Manchester - Enhancing the Contribution of Visual Methods to Inclusive Education
Jon Prosser, The University of Leeds and Andrew Loxley, Trinity College University of Dublin, Ireland
TopEndorsements
'JORSEN succeeds in foregrounding issues surrounding the education of disabled children with papers that have relevance for a multi-disciplinary and international audience'
Melanie Nind, Professor of Education
'I consider JORSEN to be at the forefront of theory and research in the field of special educational needs. It is an exceptional publication, and is my first point of reference for reading about key developments'
Dr. Neil Humphrey, University of Manchester
'The research published in JORSEN takes excellent account of the 'historical' governance, legislative and policy context relating to contemporary issues in special educational needs, inclusion and wider children's service. There are current debates around barriers and drivers to inter-agency partnerships to provide good support for children and young people with additional support needs, and so provides timely 'cutting edge' research and thinking around these critical current challenges for teachers and other practitioners in the substantive fields'
Dr. Joan C. Forbes, Director of Research at the Centre for Children's Services Research and Policy Study
