Jonielle Alleyne, BA, is a Research Assistant in the Caribbean Education Research Centre at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. She was born Bridgetown Barbados and lives in Barbados full time. She holds a First-Class Honours BA in Linguistics and Literatures in English from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill and is currently pursuing a Master of Philosophy degree in Literatures in English. Her MPhil research focuses on West Indian literary education.
Session Description
Considering the need for historicizing and consolidating Caribbean discourses on Special Education Needs, this conceptual paper aims to provide a comprehensive meta-synthesis of the status of Special Education Needs Research within the Caribbean. Particular attention will be paid to the historical development of Special Education, the barriers to the advancement of Special Education, the status of Special Education Needs research, and the challenges to conducting research related to Special Education Needs. Through this conceptual paper, it is expected that the outlined advancements, challenges, and proposed solutions will propel and further inform research, as well as, the implementation of data-driven policy and practices related to Special Education Needs within the Caribbean, and by extension, provide transferable considerations for international education partners.