1 A study shows that music lessons obviously enhance children's cognitive abilities,including short⁃term memory and planning,which lead to improving academic performance.The research is the first large⁃scale and l...1 A study shows that music lessons obviously enhance children's cognitive abilities,including short⁃term memory and planning,which lead to improving academic performance.The research is the first large⁃scale and long⁃term study to be adapted into the regular school curriculum.Visual arts lessons were also found to significantly improve children's visual memory.展开更多
Purpose This study aimed to explore the perspectives of students with special education needs(SEN)and of relevant stakeholders on how they make decisions when choosing educational placements.Design/Approach/Methods Ei...Purpose This study aimed to explore the perspectives of students with special education needs(SEN)and of relevant stakeholders on how they make decisions when choosing educational placements.Design/Approach/Methods Eight students with SEN(four with intellectual disabilities and four with physical disabilities)who had transferred between special and regular education schools and their stakeholders,including parents,school principals,classroom teachers,and students without SEN,participated in the interviews.Findings Findings revealed that students with SEN were torn between the two forms of conflict placement.Different educational placements implied different educational methods and effects,and educational effects contributed to placement choices in return.Placement decisions largely relied on SEN students’abilities,stakeholders’attitudes,and school policies,with SEN students’abilities being the most dominant factor,implying a model based on personal ability instead of rights and support.Originality/Value The Chinese government should formulate and implement policies to bring about more systematic changes in the education system and ensure adequate resources and professional support for students with SEN.展开更多
文摘1 A study shows that music lessons obviously enhance children's cognitive abilities,including short⁃term memory and planning,which lead to improving academic performance.The research is the first large⁃scale and long⁃term study to be adapted into the regular school curriculum.Visual arts lessons were also found to significantly improve children's visual memory.
文摘Purpose This study aimed to explore the perspectives of students with special education needs(SEN)and of relevant stakeholders on how they make decisions when choosing educational placements.Design/Approach/Methods Eight students with SEN(four with intellectual disabilities and four with physical disabilities)who had transferred between special and regular education schools and their stakeholders,including parents,school principals,classroom teachers,and students without SEN,participated in the interviews.Findings Findings revealed that students with SEN were torn between the two forms of conflict placement.Different educational placements implied different educational methods and effects,and educational effects contributed to placement choices in return.Placement decisions largely relied on SEN students’abilities,stakeholders’attitudes,and school policies,with SEN students’abilities being the most dominant factor,implying a model based on personal ability instead of rights and support.Originality/Value The Chinese government should formulate and implement policies to bring about more systematic changes in the education system and ensure adequate resources and professional support for students with SEN.
