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The integration of children with behaviour disorders: A longitudinal study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Keith Bradshaw
Keith Bradshaw*
Affiliation:
The University of Western Sydney - Macarthur
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Address for correspondence: Keith Bradshaw, The University of Western Sydney - Macarthur, P.O. Box 555, Campbelltown NSW 2560. E-mail: k.bradshaw@uws.edu.au
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Abstract

Children with behaviour disorders have long been regarded as the most difficult group of children with special needs to integrate into the regular classroom. Despite the difficulty Government policy continues to advocate integration for all children with special needs. The present study examines the placement of children with behaviour disorders in regular schools one and two years after an initial study on their integration was undertaken. The results indicate that many of these children are no longer at the surveyed school. The results would suggest that the regular classroom/school may not be the optimal learning environment for all children with behaviour disorders.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , January 1997 , pp. 115 - 123
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1997

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