"It's more than just a language": Exploring EPs and TEPs perceptions of Welsh-Medium Additional Learning Needs support in Wales

Griffiths, Molly 2023. "It's more than just a language": Exploring EPs and TEPs perceptions of Welsh-Medium Additional Learning Needs support in Wales. DEdPsy Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This thesis is separated into three sections. Part 1: This consists of a narrative review. It begins with providing the context of Wales, the history of the Welsh language, policies and the role of the Educational Psychologists (EP) in Wales. This is followed by an exploration of the research relating to supporting children and young people, who speak a minority language, and who have a learning need. Next these are drawn together to provide context for the research, the relevance to the role of the EP and the research questions. Part 2: This is the empirical paper. It explores the perceptions of EPs and Trainee Educational Psychologists (TEPs) of Welsh-medium support for learners with Additional Learning Needs in Wales. It begins with a brief overview of the literature to provide context for the research and research questions. This is followed by an overview of the researcher’s ontological and epistemological position. The chosen methodology of semi-structured interviews and Reflexive Thematic Analysis is outlined followed by the analysis of participants responses. This is presented through a thematic map and prose. Finally, a discussion is presented with implications outlined for CYP and their families, schools, EPs, local authorities, and the Welsh Government. Limitations of the research and areas for future research are also outlined. Part 3: This section is the critical appraisal. This is a reflection on the researcher’s experience of conducting research and the decisions made throughout. It offers reflections on the researcher’s experience of being an insider-outsider researcher and how this was managed throughout the process, ontology and epistemology, research design, analysis, ethical considerations, contributions to knowledge and practice and dissemination.

Item Type:	Thesis (DEdPsy)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Psychology
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 August 2023
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2023 13:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/161981

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