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Lois Totton
General Information
Teaching Responsibilities
- Teaching BEd (Primary and Post Primary Education Studies) focus on Special Educational Needs
- Faculty link for USA Study Abroad short and semester programmes
- Co-ordinator of CPD SEN FIRST course
External Interests / Community Service
- DE School governor in Mitchell House Special school
- NI Advisory Board member of NASEN
Research Interests
- The journey and history of Special Education in NI
- Parental experience of accessing support for SEN in NI
Background & Qualifications
- 25 year teaching career in Post Primary and Further Education
- Quality Assurance mentor
- Co-ordinator of Classroom Assistant qualifications in FE
Research & Scholarship
Journal Articles
Purdy, N., Hunter, J. and Totton, L. (2020) ‘Examining the legacy of the Warnock Report in Northern Ireland: a Foucauldian genealogical approach’. British Educational Research Journal (published online) DOI: 10.1002/berj.3604
Research Reports
Purdy, N., Beck, G., McClelland, O’Hagan, C., Totton, L., Harris, J., (2019) Too Little, Too Late: The views of parents/carers on their child’s experiences of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) process in mainstream schools. Belfast, UK: NICCY