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Co/Productive Practitioner Relations for Children with SLCN: An Affect Inflected Agentic Frame
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Forbes, Joan; McCartney, Elspeth; McKean, Cristina; Laing, Karen; Cockerill, Maria; Law, James – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
This paper examines how school-based practitioners supporting children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) use particular social capital relations. Social capital theory together with selected 'Productive Pedagogies' items, are applied to re-frame and understand the co/production of support for such children. Empirical data from…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Social Capital
A Qualitative Case Study in the Social Capital of Co-Professional Collaborative Co-Practice for Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs
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McKean, Cristina; Law, James; Laing, Karen; Cockerill, Maria; Allon-Smith, Jan; McCartney, Elspeth; Forbes, Joan – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Effective co-practice is essential to deliver services for children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The necessary skills, knowledge and resources are distributed amongst professionals and agencies. Co-practice is complex and a number of barriers, such as "border disputes" and poor awareness of respective…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Social Capital, Cooperation
The Social Communication Intervention Project: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Speech and Language Therapy for School-Age Children Who Have Pragmatic and Social Communication Problems with or without Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Adams, Catherine; Lockton, Elaine; Freed, Jenny; Gaile, Jacqueline; Earl, Gillian; McBean, Kirsty; Nash, Marysia; Green, Jonathan; Vail, Andy; Law, James – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Children who show disproportionate difficulty with the pragmatic as compared with the structural aspects of language are described as having pragmatic language impairment (PLI) or social communication disorder (SCD). Some children who have PLI also show mild social impairments associated with high-functioning autism or autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Outcome Measures, Intervention, Speech Therapy
Reconciling the Perspective of Practitioner and Service User: Findings from The Aphasia in Scotland Study
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Law, James; Huby, Guro; Irving, Anne-Marie; Pringle, Ann-Marie; Conochie, Douglas; Haworth, Catherine; Burston, Amanda – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: It is widely accepted that service users should be actively involved in new service developments, but there remain issues about how best to consult with them and how to reconcile their views with those of service providers. Aims: This paper uses data from The Aphasia in Scotland study, set up by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aphasia, Human Services, Speech Therapy
Collaboration between LEA and SLT Managers for the Planning of Services to Children with Speech and Language Needs.
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Radford, Julie; Law, James; Soloff, Nina; Lindsay, Geoff; Peacey, Nick; Gascoigne, Marie; Band, Sue – Educational Management & Administration, 2003
Case-study phase of a national study into provision of services to children with speech and language needs. Finds extensive recognition of the need for collaboration between local education authorities (LEAs) and speech and language therapy (SLT) providers, but wide variation in practices across England and Wales. At the strategic level, various…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Impairments
Whose Standards? Using the Standards Fund for Children with Speech and Language Needs--A Survey of Allocation of Resources in England.
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Law, James; Luscombe, Maria; Roux, Judy – British Journal of Special Education, 2002
A study involving 201 managers of speech and language therapy (SLT) services in England examined the use of Standards Fund money for SLT. Results indicate limited improvement in funding for SLT, however, the sum reaching SLT is 2.4 million pounds, which represents one-quarter of the target figure of 10 million. (Contains 9 references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Facilitating Communication between Education and Health Services: The Provision for Children with Speech and Language Needs.
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Law, James; Lindsay, Geoff; Peacey, Nick; Gascoigne, Marie; Soloff, Nina; Radford, Julie; Band, Sue – British Journal of Special Education, 2001
This article reports the outcomes of British government-funded research into the provision of speech and language therapy services and identifies 13 key themes that emerge from a review of these findings. Recommendations are made, many of which focus on the need for enhanced collaboration at a range of levels. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education