Abstract
SUMMARY The research on which this paper is based looked at Interaction Skills for Integration through case studies in the West of Scotland. The paper focuses on the research methodology used to explore practice and considers the idea of a link between research investigation and the promotion of quality. The study was informed by understandings of developmentally appropriate practice and concluded that a focus on communication, and on the nature, frequency and quality of the social interaction is central in effective integration because of the significance of such understandings for special needs children's access to social contexts and consequently to learning. This paper asserts that the research process has potential effects on the development of interaction skills and strategies and promotes effective and reflective practice. However in order for such advantages to be maintained it is claimed that staff teams need to build mechanisms into their practice to ensure continued reflexivity and investigatory approach.
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