Dr. Ronald Leslie Dawson, (born Ronald Leslie Wheeler, in 1940). Special Educational Needs (SEN) educator, psychologist, researcher and author. Author and co-author of numerous books and articles concerning the education of pupils with SEN. Most important publication : The Macmillan Teacher Information Pack (TIPs), a pack of informative materials to assist teachers of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream and special schools. Two novels and four children's story books.
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Born Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, the illegitimate son of Clarice Joan Wheeler. Adopted aged two by Thomas Dawson (canal boatman) and his wife, Henrietta of Kingstanding, Birmingham. 1956-1965, non-academic employment. 1965- Professional educator, researcher and writer.
Certificate of Education, (1968, St Peter's College, Saltley). Bachelor of Arts (1974, Open University). Master of Science (1975, University of Aston in Birmingham). Doctor of Philosophy (1981,University of Aston in Birmingham). Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (1982).
Teacher of maladjusted(EBD)children. Deputy Head Teacher, Special School. Research Officer for the national Schools' Council Research Project, The Education of Disturbed Pupils (1975–1978). Director and Research Psychologist of a five year research project, the '''Education of Disturbed Children''', (1978–1983). Project funded by Urban Aid and Barnsley Local Education Authority (LEA). Adviser for Special Education, Hampshire LEA. Inspector for Special Education, Staffordshire LEA. Adviser/Inspector for Special Education, States of Jersey. Registered OFSTED Inspector. Head of the Special Education and Habilitation Studies Department, principal lecturer (SEN)at King Alfred's College,(University of Winchester)
Special Provision for Disturbed Pupils (1980, Macmillan Education, ISBN 0333284054). Statistical findings and analysis of the project the Schools Council Project Education of Disturbed Children. The Teacher Information Packs (TIPs, Macmillan Education, ISBN 0333384385) a pack of one-hundred and twenty-three information units designed to assist teachers to work more effectively in relation to pupils across the whole range of special educational needs (SEN). Originator and overall editor of the published version and was the author or co-author of over eighty per-cent of the materials. A number of British LEAs installed TIPs in all of their schools as did a number of overseas countries. TIPs was described as an ‘Opus Magnum’ in the Journal of the Association of Educational Psychologists. The Baby Progress Guides (Psycho-Educational Products, 1982), originator, author and co-developer (with Peter Penrose). Pack of assessment and developmental guides and equipment for the parents of infants from birth to two and a half years. Handwriting 1, and 2, for the Macmillan Education Success series (ISBN 0333463110, and ISBN 0333513088). Numerous articles and research papers published in academic and research journals, and reports and reviews commissioned by the Times Educational Supplement. 'The Dawson File', regular satirical column in Special Children magazine.
His first novel: The Last Viking : The untold story of the world's greatest heist, (2006, Trafford ISBN 1412086833, UK Edition 2009 ISBN 9780956173232). (DUKW) tells how a Birmingham gang captured and looted the island of Guernsey in the 1950s. It was optioned to made into a film within a year of its publication. His second novel : The Worm that Flies in the Night : A Diary of Incestuous Love and Serial Murder, (2009, Mulberry Tree Books ISBN 9780956173201) takes its title from William Blake's poem, The Sick Rose. It is the story of a psychopath who is obsessed by the Oedipus myth and kills to gain access to his mother's bed. In complete contrast, his series of books for children : The Amazing Adventures of Scary Bones the Skeleton, are fantasy stories for children up to the age of 12 years(The Lost Dog and Bone, 2009, Mulberry Tree Books ISBN 9780956173218; Scary Bones meets the Pirates of Brownsea Island, 2009 Mulberry Tree Books ISBN 9780956173225; Scary Bones meets the Dinosaurs of the Jurassic Coast,Mulberry Tree Books, ISBN 9780956173249; Scary Bones meets the Wacky Witches of Wareham,2010, Mulberry Tree Books, ISBN 9780956173256): Scary Bones meets the Nasty Romans of Maiden Castle 2011, Mulberry Tree Books, ISBN 9780956173263.
Wilson, M and Evans, M. (1980), Education of Disturbed Children. London: Schools Council/Methuen.
Rose, M. (1991) History of King Alfred's College, Winchester. Stroud: Phillimore and Co. Ltd.
British Psychological Society, (1990), The Register of Chartered Psychologists: Leicester: BPS.
Brooks, T (1985) Foreword to the Teachers Guide : The Macmillan Teacher Information Pack: Macmillan.