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Direct linkHeslop, P.; Abbott, D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Previous research, and official guidance, has suggested that planning for the transition between children's and adults' services is failing young people with intellectual disabilities and their families in the UK. Youngsters placed away from home in residential schools or colleges are likely to be at even greater risk of poor…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Residential Schools, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
Harriss, Louise; Barlow, Jane; Moli, Paul – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2008
Specialist residential schools have been proposed as a coherent treatment approach for children with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of a range of stakeholders regarding the benefits and disadvantages of attendance at a residential school for children with severe emotional and…
Descriptors: Residential Schools, Behavior Disorders, Special Schools, Special Needs Students
Peer reviewedSaunders, Suzanne – British Journal of Special Education, 1994
A survey of 35 parents of children with severe physical handicaps and severe/profound learning difficulties either attending or not attending a residential special school in Britain found that parents chose the school because of lack of local services, lack of family support, the 24-hour curriculum of the residential school, and provision of a…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Multiple Disabilities
