Research
Research
The academic staff involved in special education and disability studies are active researchers.
The research undertaken:
- informs the teaching in the degree of the Bachelor of Special Education/Bachelor of Disability Studies;
- is broad and includes issues that have an impact on people with a disability pre-school, school based special education and well into adult life; and
- has significant connectivity and a consistent theme on a broad continuum which stretches from the individual to how the community and disability coexist.
Much of the research is ground breaking and involves many industry partners and academics from several universities.
If you are an industry representative seeking a research partner, a higher degree student looking for a topic to research I would encourage you to think about collaborating with this vibrant, energetic and hard working team in special education disability studies at the University of New England.
Dr Stephen Winn
Course Co-ordinator
Bachelor of Special Education/Bachelor of Disability Studies
Current and recent major research projects
Australian Research Council Linkage Grant 2009-2011. LP0989177
This project is titled “Implementing and evaluating the Life Needs Model for young people with cerebral palsy” with The Spastic Centre New South Wales. www.tscnsw.org.au
The chief investigators for this project are Dr Stephen Winn (UNE) and Prof Ian Hay (UTAS) [formerly of UNE] in conjunction with Ms Liz Foy and Mr Chris Campbell of The Spastic Centre.
The project involves service users, therapists and parents and carers who access The Spastic Centre New South Wales.
Department of Education Employment and Work Relations, 2007-2009: Teacher Preparation, Teaching Reforms Branch, National Initiatives Group
This project is titled “Virtual synchronous supervision of professional experience”. This project is unique in providing the opportunity to synchronously observe pre‐service professionals in a professional experience placement. This project is funded by DEEWR as part of the Teacher Preparation, Teaching Reforms Branch, National Initiatives Group.
Schools from the New South Wales Department of Education and Training are actively involved in this project.
The chief investigator for this project is Dr Stephen Winn (UNE) with Dr Bawa Kuyini-a.
Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC). Transition from Primary to Secondary School, and the Transition from Secondary School to the Community
This research centred around two key transition points, primary to secondary school and secondary school to the community. The outcomes have been the publication of two books on the Transition from Primary to Secondary School, and the Transition from Secondary School to the Community, for young people with a disability. This was based on research undertaken across New South Wales and focus groups across metropolitan, regional and rural New South Wales.
The chief investigators for this project are Dr Stephen Winn (UNE) and Prof Ian Hay (UTAS) [formerly of UNE] in conjunction with Prof Trevor Parmentor (USyd) and Dr Vivien Riches (USyd).
Queensland Department of Communities; Disability Services Queensland, 2008-2009 Intensive Behavioural Support Team (IBST) evaluation
This project was an inter-university collaboration between UNE, QUT and CQU. This research has just completed the IBST evaluation with the key findings and summary report with the Queensland Government. The UNE investigator was Dr Stephen Winn.