ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book provides a conceptual overview of grievances, disputes and educational rights in the field of special educational needs, followed by discussion of methods of dispute resolution. It analyses the approaches to dispute resolution in special educational needs in four developed countries, England, Scotland, the Netherlands and the US. It begins with a brief overview highlighting and analysing the central characteristics of each system and then considers their underpinning models of procedural justice. The chapter reflects on the extent to which the judicial and non-judicial dispute resolution methods are capable of safeguarding parents' and children's rights against a background of socio-economic diversity and inequality. The book focuses on the use of mediation, and the broader role of negotiation/settlement, in the realisation of parents' rights.
