SIG 15 Special Educational Needs

Coordinators

Mission Statement

SIG 15 is an international scientific research interest group that brings together early career and established researchers and other stakeholders (e.g., practitioners, associations, charities), from across the globe, with an interest in the education and inclusion of individuals with special educational needs (SEN) of all ages. Through scientific discussions, collaboration, and exchanging research outcomes, SIG15 aims to further the understanding of those with SEN and to improve learning, instruction in a broad range of settings, and inclusion for individuals with SEN so that they may realize their full potential in society.

Guidance for the inclusion of students with Special Educational Needs for online learning

Members from SIG 15 (many of them early career researchers and JURE members) have put together guidance to support parents and professionals with regards to inclusion of students with Special Educational Needs during online learning.

Consult the document in English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish or Swedish.

EARLI SIG 15 Newsletter

Here you can find our previous Newsletters:

SIG 15 Brown Bag Seminars

You can access the recordings of the SIG 15 Brown Bag Seminars via the following Youtube playlist.

Upcoming activities

SIG 15 Brown Bag Online Seminars:

  • Presenter: Costanza Ruffini - University of Firenze, Italy
  • Theme: Text comprehension and writing through different mediums in primary students: The role of executive functions
  • Date: Tuesday, 30 May 2023 at 13h UK time, 14h CEST, 15h EEST
  • Place: Online meeting (Please sign up to our mailing list to receive the link to join the seminar)
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Past conferences

SIG 15 Biennial Conference 2022

  • Theme: A Village to Teach a Child - The Influence of Contextual Factors on Learning and Development
  • Date: 22nd - 23rd of September, 2022
  • Place: Ghent, Belgium
  • Conference website

SIG 15 Biennial Conference 2020

  • Theme: Learning difficulties and inclusion - Challenges (and solutions) for the future
  • Date: 10th - 12th of August, 2020
  • Place: Online

SIG 15 Biennial Conference 2018

  • Theme: Inclusive education - An integrated research framework on disability, diversity and heterogeneity in education
  • Date: 12th - 14th of September, 2018
  • Place: Potsdam, Germany
  • Conference website

Previous SIG 15 Coordinators

2019 - 2021:

  • Pirjo Aunio (University of Helsinki, Finland)
  • Jo van Herwegen (University College London, UK)
  • JURE: Nadina Gómez Merino (University of Valencia, Spain)
  • JURE: Jannis Bosch (University of Potsdam, Germany)

2017 - 2019:

  • Dieter Baeyens (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
  • Pirjo Aunio (University of Helsinki, Finland)
  • JURE: Jannis Bosch (University of Potsdam, Germany)

2015 - 2017:

  • Christian Liesen (The University of Teacher Education in Special Needs, Switzerland)
  • Dieter Baeyens (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)
  • JURE: Meret Stoeckli (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

2013 - 2015:

  • Evelyn Kroesbergen (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands)
  • Christian Liesen (The University of Teacher Education in Special Needs, Switzerland)
  • JURE: Meret Stoeckli (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

2011 - 2013:

  • Gerhard Buetner (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Evelyn Kroesbergen (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands)
  • JURE: Sebastian Poloczek (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)

2009 - 2011:

  • Gerhard Buetner (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Adina Shamir (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
  • JURE: Sebastian Poloczek (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)

2007 - 2009:

  • Adina Shamir (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
  • Diny van der Aalsvoort (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands)

2005 - 2007:

  • Eva Hjörne (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Diny van der Aalsvoort (University of Leiden, the Netherlands)

2003 - 2005:

  • Margarida César (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
  • Ernest van Lieshout (Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

2001 - 2003:

  • Carol Aubrey (University of Warwick, UK)
  • Ernest van Lieshout (Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)