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Trends in the Placement of Students in Segregated Settings in NSW Government Schools
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Dempsey, Ian – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2007
This brief report describes recent data on the enrolment of students in New South Wales (NSW) government special schools and special classes. There has been an increase in both special school and special class enrolments since 1998 with large increases among students with emotional disturbance. This pattern is briefly discussed in relation to…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Inclusive Schools, Student Placement, Emotional Disturbances
Educational Provision for Mildly Intellectually Disabled Children in Queensland: Development and Decline.
Swan, Geoffrey J. – Exceptional Child, 1988
Presented is a history of educational services for children with mild intellectual disabilities in Queensland, Australia. Covering the late 1800's to the present, the article focuses on the impact of legislation, individuals who advanced the field of special education, and the "rise and fall" of separate special schools and classes.…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education