<p><strong>`This research makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of relationships between explicit and implicit interpretations and how these affect strategies and tactics at all levels within a service.'</strong> - <em>Cambridge Journal of Education</em></p>
The integration of children with special needs into mainstream schools demands a reorganisation of staff and support levels both in schools and in the advisory services. Integration and the Support Service, illustrated with examples from a detailed case study of one Local Education Authority, shows how support services can most effectively be matched to needs and how new strategies for integration can be developed.