Damaris Carlisle (Doctor of Education (EdD), University of Western Australia)
Arts Pedagogy
Damaris is currently pursuing her doctorate in education. Due to changes in education policy in Singapore, educators in Institutes of Higher Learning are experiencing increasing numbers of learners with special educational needs such as dyslexia, attention deficit and autism. Firstly, the research aims to explore issues that are of current concern to educators of learners with mild special educational needs as they transition from secondary education to tertiary education. Secondly, the research will investigate strategies that have been adopted in order to deal with these issues.