Study on equal learning opportunities for students with special educational needs under the integrated education system

The project was commissioned and funded by Equal Opportunities Commission. The objectives of the research are as follows: (1)To conduct a literature review on the existing studies on the subject of integrated inclusive special education of students with disabilities in Hong Kong and overseas; (2) To elicit the stakeholders’ understanding of IE policy and attitudes towards with SEN in mainstream schools in relation to controlled segregation and desegregation approaches; (3)To discern the stakeholders’ perception of difficulties encountered under the four domains (viz. school management and organization, learning and teaching, student support and school ethos, and student performance) in educating students with SEN and able-bodied students in the IE programme, with respect to different categories/degrees of disabilities; (4)To collect opinions from the stakeholders towards allocation of resources, provision of professional training, and support from the community and to examine the functional roles and inter-relationship of IE programme in mainstream schools, skills opportunity schools, special schools and career-oriented training courses.

Funding Source: HK Private Fund - Others^^