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Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
,  volume 25 ,  issue 3 ,  pages 603-615

Ethical issues in special needs educators' consultation: Examples from the Swedish context

Susanne Hansson 1
, 
Anne Lindblom 2
1
 
2
 
Professor of Special Education University of Inland Norway Innlandet Norway | 
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2025-01-21
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ISSN: 14713802
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to produce new insights of ethical issues in special needs educators' (SNEs) consultation with teachers in Swedish schools, by using the theoretical lens of Løgstrup's (1997) theory the Ethical Demand. The research questions concern (1) how the SNEs describe the content of their consultation and (2) how the SNEs describe how they deal with resistance to consultation. Semi‐structured interviews with eight SNEs were analysed by using the theory of The Ethical Demand by Løgstrup. Main results are that consultation is viewed as widening the thinking of the teachers and resistance is dealt with by SNEs avoiding undesired consultation. Resistance to consultation is regarded as a way for teachers to maintain their integrity when being forced to consultation. The study reveals that ethical issues are deeply integrated in consultation and the use of the theory of the Ethical Demand sheds new light on the ethical‐philosophical grounds in SNEs' consultation practice.

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Hansson S., Lindblom A. Ethical issues in special needs educators' consultation: Examples from the Swedish context // Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 2025. Vol. 25. No. 3. pp. 603-615.
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Hansson S., Lindblom A. Ethical issues in special needs educators' consultation: Examples from the Swedish context // Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 2025. Vol. 25. No. 3. pp. 603-615.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1111/1471-3802.12747
UR - https://nasenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-3802.12747
TI - Ethical issues in special needs educators' consultation: Examples from the Swedish context
T2 - Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
AU - Hansson, Susanne
AU - Lindblom, Anne
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/01/21
PB - Wiley
SP - 603-615
IS - 3
VL - 25
SN - 1471-3802
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@article{2025_Hansson,
author = {Susanne Hansson and Anne Lindblom},
title = {Ethical issues in special needs educators' consultation: Examples from the Swedish context},
journal = {Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs},
year = {2025},
volume = {25},
publisher = {Wiley},
month = {jan},
url = {https://nasenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-3802.12747},
number = {3},
pages = {603--615},
doi = {10.1111/1471-3802.12747}
}
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Hansson, Susanne, and Anne Lindblom. “Ethical issues in special needs educators' consultation: Examples from the Swedish context.” Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, vol. 25, no. 3, Jan. 2025, pp. 603-615. https://nasenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-3802.12747.