EXPLORING PUPILS PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLING ON CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES (REPRINTED FROMTHERAPEUTIC CARE AND EDUCATION, VOL 1, PG 22-34, 1992)

This paper is concerned with a study that was carried out into the eff ects of residential schooling on boys of secondary school age with emo tional and behavioral difficulties (Cooper, 1989). The particular and original focus of the study was pupil experience in two residential sc hools as revealed through the perceptions of the pupils themselves. Th e paper reports the reasons for mounting such a study, the methodology used, and the conclusions reached. It is suggested that there is an u rgent need for further qualitative studies of this type in this and ot her areas of special education.