Proportion of parents/guardians with children with additional needs 5.8% Additional needs No additional needs 94.2% A total of 5.8% of parents/guardians indicated that their child had additional needs. There is a significant inconsistency in the survey results regarding the proportion of parents/guardians who have children with additional needs. Only 51 (5.3%) of parents/guardians directly reported that their child had additional needs. However, in a subsequent question where they were asked if their child had additional needs, whether those needs had been adequately supported, a total of 76 parents/guardians (8.1% of the total sample) reported that their additional needs child‟s had not been adequately supported. It may be that parents/guardians have interpreted the first question as relating only to diagnosed additional needs, and have interpreted far more broadly for the second question. „additional needs‟ Another possible explanation for the different responses could be that parents/guardians thought their needs were not identified prior to school and therefore child‟s felt they were not adequately addressed now that their child was in school and needing support. Yet another possibility is that this difference in responses may be an artefact of the question itself that is, parents/guardians may be more likely to – report that their child has additional needs when asked to respond to a question about support options.
Proportion of parents/guardians with children with additional needs 5.8% Additional needs 94.2% No additional needs A total of 5.8% of parents/guardians indicated that their child had additional needs. There is a significant inconsistency in the survey results regarding the proportion of parents/guardians who have children with additional needs. Only 51 (5.3%) of parents/guardians directly reported that their child had additional needs. However, in a subsequent question where they were asked if their child had additional needs, whether those needs had been adequately supported, a total of 76 parents/guardians (8.1% of the total sample) reported that their child‟s additional needs had not been adequately supported. It may be that parents/guardians have interpreted the first question as relating only to diagnosed additional needs, and have interpreted „additional needs‟ far more broadly for the second question. Another possible explanation for the different responses could be that parents/guardians thought their child‟s needs were not identified prior to school and therefore felt they were not adequately addressed now that their child was in school and needing support. Yet another possibility is that this difference in responses may be an artefact of the question itself – that is, parents/guardians may be more likely to report that their child has additional needs when asked to respond to a question about support options.
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