Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs

Equal access to education is an essential element in achieving community well-being, hence it is crucial that the educational facilities to be equally accessible to children with special education needs. In Malaysia, one of the special education programme provided in mainstream public schools is the...

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Main Authors:	Abdullah, Muhammad Faris, Ahmad Shuhaimi, Ainul Ashiqin, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018
Subjects:	L Education (General) LC65 Social aspects of education NA9053.R4 City planning
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spelling	iium-657432018-10-03T01:25:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65743/ Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Ahmad Shuhaimi, Ainul Ashiqin Mohamed Osman, Mariana Rabe, Noor Suzilawati L Education (General) LC65 Social aspects of education NA9053.R4 City planning Equal access to education is an essential element in achieving community well-being, hence it is crucial that the educational facilities to be equally accessible to children with special education needs. In Malaysia, one of the special education programme provided in mainstream public schools is the Program Pendidikan Khas Integrasi (PPKI). The programme is an effort towards inclusive education. The objective of this study includes: (i) to analyse the factors influencing the decision of parents in selecting school for their special children, and (ii) to assess the issues and problems faced by parents in selecting schools for their children with special needs. The study determines parents’ criteria in selecting school for their children with SEN among 134 parents of children in PPKI via questionnaire survey. Semi-structured interview was conducted among 12 teachers of PPKI, and the findings from the interview were used to validate the survey findings. Findings from these two methods were consolidated. Result shows that school selection for children with special needs are greatly associated with the school facility. The paper will benefit the local authority in planning for educational facility, as well as special needs children with regards to the educational facility for special education provision in a community. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65743/1/65743_Factors%20influencing%20parents%20in%20selecting%20school.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65743/7/65743_Factors%20influencing%20parents%20in%20selecting%20school%20for%20children%20with%20special%20education%20needs_SCOPUS.pdf Abdullah, Muhammad Faris and Ahmad Shuhaimi, Ainul Ashiqin and Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Rabe, Noor Suzilawati (2018) Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 16 (2). pp. 207-216. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/475/385
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description	Equal access to education is an essential element in achieving community well-being, hence it is crucial that the educational facilities to be equally accessible to children with special education needs. In Malaysia, one of the special education programme provided in mainstream public schools is the Program Pendidikan Khas Integrasi (PPKI). The programme is an effort towards inclusive education. The objective of this study includes: (i) to analyse the factors influencing the decision of parents in selecting school for their special children, and (ii) to assess the issues and problems faced by parents in selecting schools for their children with special needs. The study determines parents’ criteria in selecting school for their children with SEN among 134 parents of children in PPKI via questionnaire survey. Semi-structured interview was conducted among 12 teachers of PPKI, and the findings from the interview were used to validate the survey findings. Findings from these two methods were consolidated. Result shows that school selection for children with special needs are greatly associated with the school facility. The paper will benefit the local authority in planning for educational facility, as well as special needs children with regards to the educational facility for special education provision in a community.
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author	Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Ahmad Shuhaimi, Ainul Ashiqin Mohamed Osman, Mariana Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
author_facet	Abdullah, Muhammad Faris Ahmad Shuhaimi, Ainul Ashiqin Mohamed Osman, Mariana Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
author_sort	Abdullah, Muhammad Faris
title	Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs
title_short	Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs
title_full	Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs
title_fullStr	Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs
title_full_unstemmed	Factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs
title_sort	factors influencing parents in selecting school for children with special education needs
publisher	Malaysian Institute Of Planners
publishDate	2018
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