This article presents findings of research in the UK concerning the development of the Individual Education Plan, analogous to the IEP in the US context.
The Special Education Needs Code of Practice acknowledges that children have "unique knowledge" of their own needs, and it advocates that children should participate in developing their own IEPs. The article's abstract explains that the project "investigates to what extent there is common agreement between the teacher, parent and child with regard to the child's need."
Further the article "examines to what extent partnership is expressed through the targets shown on the IEP and in particular whether the voice of the child is heeded. This article concludes by suggestion that while some children may be willing to engage with IEP targets that are teacher-initiated, children whose voice is overlooked are in danger of becoming disengaged from learning."