Personal assistants in the leisure time center? A quantitative survey study

We have processed, in a quantitative survey, the issue of what the availability of personal assistants looks like for students in need of special support during leisure time. This was based on an earlier study conducted in 2014. Representatives from Lärarförbundet responded in an interview about the results of the study that they had a belief that the availability of personal resources for students in need of special support would be easier to access about the leisure time centers had their own public documents. We have compared and analyzed the results of the two studies and discussed them further with the help of previous relevant research, three theoretical perspectives in the field of special education and our many years of experience. Our analysis of the results shows that no change has occurred and that Lärarförbundets expectation has not been fulfilled, as many leisure time pedagogues still feel that they have students in need of a personal assistant that doesn´t have one.