TY - JOUR
T1 - Education for children with a chronic health condition
T2 - an evidence-informed approach to policy and practice decision making
AU - Peters, Sanne
AU - Hopkins, Liza
AU - Barnett, Tony
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 NASEN
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/6
Y1 - 2016/6
N2 - Children managing chronic health conditions face many obstacles which can impede their learning during periods of hospitalisation. In one particular hospital, a team of educators deemed it necessary to take a personalised learning approach in order to maintain students’ educational progress, namely making use of individual learning plans (ILPs). This team adopted an evidence-informed practice (EIP) approach to the issue in order to persuade administrators of the need for change. The successful implementation of the EIP approach led to the inclusion of the ILP form in patients’ medical records, which is thought to be a first for Australia. Although EIP is regarded highly by practitioners and policy makers, there can be difficulties when implementing this approach. This study aims to identify the enabling features that permit EIP to be successfully implemented and to examine the ways in which EIP can lead to improved practice.
AB - Children managing chronic health conditions face many obstacles which can impede their learning during periods of hospitalisation. In one particular hospital, a team of educators deemed it necessary to take a personalised learning approach in order to maintain students’ educational progress, namely making use of individual learning plans (ILPs). This team adopted an evidence-informed practice (EIP) approach to the issue in order to persuade administrators of the need for change. The successful implementation of the EIP approach led to the inclusion of the ILP form in patients’ medical records, which is thought to be a first for Australia. Although EIP is regarded highly by practitioners and policy makers, there can be difficulties when implementing this approach. This study aims to identify the enabling features that permit EIP to be successfully implemented and to examine the ways in which EIP can lead to improved practice.
KW - evidence-based practice
KW - evidence-informed practice
KW - individual learning plans
KW - paediatric hospital
KW - special educational needs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84977138513&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1467-8578.12130
DO - 10.1111/1467-8578.12130
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84977138513
VL - 43
SP - 142
EP - 158
JO - British Journal of Special Education
JF - British Journal of Special Education
SN - 0952-3383
IS - 2
ER -