Rocks and hard places: Exploring educational psychologists’ perspectives on ‘off rolling’ or illegal exclusionary practices in mainstream secondary schools in England
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Research being undertaken by the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth is exploring Educational Psychologists’ knowledge of, and perspectives on, exclusionary practices in schools in England, particularly illegal practices referred to as ‘off rolling’. Preliminary findings from the survey element of a mixed methods research project are reported here. The role of business models in the provision of Educational Psychology Services to schools is considered through the conceptual lens of Giroux, Agamben and Ball to highlight ambiguities around the client relationship and to recast individualised ethical dilemmas as systemic features that inhibit direct challenges to school practices relating to inclusion. It is suggested that traded and privatised services risk implicating educational psychologists in schools’ management of the (in)visibility of ‘off rolling’ and the manufactured legitimacy of varied exclusionary practices.Citation
Done, E.J., Knowler, H., Shield, W. and Bayton, H. (2021) Rocks and hard places: Exploring educational psychologists’ perspectives on ‘off rolling’ or illegal exclusionary practices in mainstream secondary schools in England. Educational Psychology Research and Practice, 7 (2), pp. 1–12Journal
Educational Psychology Research and PracticeAdditional Links
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© (2021) The Authors. Published by The School of Psychology, University of East London. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/8q73qISSN
2059-8963ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.15123/uel.8q73q
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