immersion educationlinguistic proficiencyspecial educational needsteacher trainingbilingualismWhile the Irish language (Gaeilge) is the traditional language of Ireland, it is spoken on a daily basis by a decreasing minority of people. There is an increasing trend for parents to send children, whose ...
Northern Ireland Special Educational Needs Coordinators creating inclusive environments: an epic struggle. European Journal of Special Needs Education 22 (4), 391 - 407.Abbott, L. (2007): Northern Ireland Special Educational Needs Coordinators creating inclusive environments: an epic struggle, European ...
Education is so crucial in early years; DAILY POST YOUR VOICE IN WALES Early childhood education, the transition from school to employment, and the responsibility for services for pupils with special educational needs must be shared between different services and professionals, such as health, social...
The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 requires that all pupils of secondary school age should have equal access to a broad and balanced curriculum. The inclusion of language studies within the statutory framework of the Northern Ireland curriculum has led to a significant expansion in ...
This paper focuses on the vital part played by teaching assistants in developing inclusive practices in Northern Ireland schools. In the case of mainstream... A Moran,L Abbott - 《European Journal of Special Needs Education》 被引量: 63发表: 2002年 Primary mainstream teachers' attitudes towards ...
Northern Ireland Protest to save special school.The article reports on the protest made by the supporters of the Buddy Bear School, an independent special needs school in Northern Ireland, against its closure. The move was made after the refusal of Northern Ireland Executive's health committee to...
Special needs lawIrish special needs educationUnintended consequencesHuman rightsPublic policyThis paper aims to trace parallels in the unintended consequences of interpretations of special-needs law in Ireland and Sweden.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is conceptual, based on Irish and Swedish legal ...
The term “special educational needs” is defined in Ireland by the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act (EPSEN) (2004) as: a restriction in the capacity of the person to participate in and benefit from education on account of an enduring physical, sensory, mental health ...
There is a large body of international consensus and empirical evidence signalling that initial teacher education still does not have enough of an impact on teachers' preparedness for delivering inclusive education (European Commission, 2018; European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, ...
special needs assistantspecial educationclassroom assistanceroledutiesinclusionThe education of pupils with special educational needs in Ireland has generally been influenced by national and international inclusion policy and legislation so that the majority of these children now take their place alongside ...