Another Alert from Google about a masters’ thesis completed in 2015 has reminded me about an ongoing project in South Africa.
In September 2003 after an initial investigation into the needs of the Sizanani Children’s Home in South Africa, Conductive Education was introduced in two phases and by 2005 was available to all the children, and as far as I know it is still part of the work there.
Since then there have been a number of publications and student research reports about this project.
Publications
Vermeer, A, et al (2006) Effects of Conductive Education in a home for children with developmental disabilities. Recent Advances in Conductive Education, 4(2), pp.9-20.
Vermeer, A. and Templeman, H. eds. (2006) Health Care in Rural South Africa: an innovative approach. Amsterdam: VU University Press, (pp. 132-146)
Magyarszeky, Z. and Vermeer, A. eds. (2014) Disability Care in Africa: Community-Based Rehabilitation in Rural Regions. Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit
Postgraduate studies
Six theses have been submitted to the University of Utrecht for Masters degrees, 2010 – 2015.
2010
Mathot, A. The evaluation of the Conductive Education program and the Cognitive Stimulation program in a home for children with developmental disabilities in a rural area of South Africa.Masters. University of Utrecht, Netherlands
http://bit.ly/RWI9ts
Vos, R.V. and Westrhenen, N. van The evaluation of the Conductive Education program and the implementation of a Cognitive Stimulation program in a home for children with developmental disabilities in a rural area of South Africa. Masters. University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
http://bit.ly/1koNpkY
Velzen, J.M. and van Mathot, A.F. The evaluation of the Conductive Education program and the Cognitive Stimulation program in a home for children with developmental disabilities in a rural area in South Africa. Masters. University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
http://bit.ly/1gXlrxo
2011
Flesch, Kathrin. Evaluation of a cognitive play intervention in children with profound multiple disabilities at a children’s home in South Africa. Masters. University of Utrecht, Netherlands
http://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/279060
2012
Twilhaar, S. Evaluation of a Conductive Education intervention for children with profound multiple disabilities in a residential children’s home in South Africa. Masters. University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
http://bit.ly/1mIuMqE
2015
Spek, A. An Evaluation of Conductive Education for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders in a Residential Home in South Africa. Masters. University of Utrecht, Netherlands
http://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/313617
This is quite usual in other fields, but unusual in Conductive Education. As far as I know, it has been a long time since a number of studies came out of the same project.