Educational Programming for Students with High Support Needs: A Report of Work in Progress

Abstract

This paper reports research in progress investigating parental and professional perspectives on issues relating to the education of students with high support needs, examined in the context of the perceived behaviour states of students. Students with high support needs typically have a combination of physical impairments, complicated medical conditions and severe to profound intellectual disability. The paper includes case studies on four students from a range of settings, based on the observation phase of the study. The case studies illustrate the nature of the output from behaviour states observation. It is suggested that the analysis of student behaviour states has potential for evaluating the outcomes of educational programs for students with high support needs.