Evaluation of the Allocation of Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Austria

The practice of awarding special educational needs (SEN) in Austria represents an interface in the further development of an inclusive education system. Therefore, this project, which is a commissioned research on behalf of the BMBWF, aims to analyze the processes involved in the decision of an SEN. As part of a mixed methods design, (1) expert interviews (including with managers in the education directorates, diversity managers), (2) a survey of parents, teachers, school administrators, diversity managers, (3) an analysis of special educational reports and finally (4) an analysis of secondary data will be carried out. The project is characterized by close cooperation between the researchers and the respective education directorates as well as with persons and institutions involved in the SEN allocation process in all nine federal states.