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Lesley Dee

Status

Associate lecturer

Email address: ld205@cam.ac.uk

Phone: 01223 767600

Qualifications

MEd
PhD (Transition and young people with special educational needs)

Profile

Lesley Dee was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education from 1996 until 2005. She has taught and researched extensively in the field of post compulsory education and training for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities as well as in their transition from school to adult life. She is a member of the Eastern Regional SEN partnership transition group.

Research topics

  • Transition 14-25
  • Curriculum 14-25
  • Pedagogy
  • Person centred approaches

Course Involvement

  • MPhil in Inclusive and Special Education
  • MEd in Inclusive and Special Education
  • CFPS Understanding and Addressing Specific Behaviour and Development Problems

Recent Research projects

  • Learning for Living: Personalised learning and adults with learning difficulties – Co–Director
  • Theories of learning and adults who experience difficulties in learning – Co-Director
  • Personalising the curriculum for 14-25s with learning difficulties – Co-Director

Publications (From 2000)

(2000) 'Transition: How it can be improved' In Daniels, H. (ed) Special Education Reformed: Shaping the Future, Routledge.

(2000) What happens after age 16? with L. Florian and R. Byers British Journal of Special Education.

(2000) Key Skills Support Programme — An Investigation of Needs with M. West, DfEE (LSDA).

(2001) Student and employers' perceptions of Key Skills with T. Kelly, LSDA

(2002) Enhancing Quality of Life: Facilitating transitions for people with profound and complex learning difficulties with R.Byers. London: SKILL and University of Cambridge

(2002) Am I the same? Decision–making during the transition from school. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2,2, June 2002

(2002) The vocational /academic divide and students with special educational needs. NASEN SEN Policy Seminar Series.

(2003) The contribution of learning theory to professional practice in work with learners with difficulties in learning. Lewisham College and the University of the South Bank

(2003) Developing Curriculum Guidance for Person-centred transitions in Rodrigues, D. (Ed) Perspectivas sobre a Inclusao: da Educacao a Sociedade (perspectives on Inclusion: from Education to Society) Porto: Porto Editoria with L. Florian, J.Porter and C. Robertson.

(2005) 'Transition: How it can be improved' In K. Topping and S. Maloney ( Eds) The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Inclusive Education. Reprinted from 2000 Daniels, H. (ed) Special Education Reformed: Shaping the Future London: Routledge.

( 2006) Person centred approaches and Adults with learning difficulties. Leicester/DfES: NIACE with R.Byers

(2006) Improving transition planning for young people with special educational needs. Open University Press/ McGraw Hill

(2006) Being Having and Doing:Theories of learning and adults with learning difficulties. London : LSN with L.Florian and C.Devecchi

(2006) Lifelong Learning and Quality of Life IN L. Florian Handbook of Special Education. London: Sage