Secondary school transition for students with special educational needs in IrelandTransitionacademic supportssocial supportsspecial educational needssecondary schoolThe transition from primary to secondary school represents one of the key junctions in the educational career of young people. Research has shown ...
This article describes how the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) programme was implemented in the final year of primary school and the first year of secondary school in a number of schools in Ireland. The original CASE programme, pioneered in the 1980s, proved successful in ...
Six themes were identified in a narrative synthesis of the included studies: (1) Parent emotions about the transition to school; (2) Child’s school readiness and adjustment; (3) Parent factors; (4) Positive aspects of transition to school; (5) Practical transition issues; and (6) School ...
A long-standing feature of the Scottish education system has been the transfer of most children at about the age of 11 from a smaller primary school to a larger secondary school with a different type of class organization and curriculum. This study surveyed children in the Glasgow area nearing...
The transition from primary to secondary school: Teachers’ perspectives Article 17 March 2016 Improving Transition-Focused Education for Students with Special Educational Needs: An Australian Approach Chapter © 2020 Initiation and Implementation: Changes to Teacher Education in Ireland Chapter ©...
The transition to adulthood is critical but often misunderstood. As societal and economic changes have created new demands and challenges for young people, particularly those in the 18- to 25-year-old range, we now recognize emerging adulthood as a distinct period separate fromadolescenceand older ...
We hope to argue that the school choice process, although highly significant, is only one step in a series of challenges that girls and their families must negotiate at this disjuncture in schooling. Having made a 'choice' and secured a place at second level, girls face a complex web of ...
An Exploration of the Primary to SecondarySchool Transition in an Irish Context. Each year in Ireland, over 50,000 young people make the transition from primary to secondary school. This journey, although regarded with importance, has not been researched to any great degree in the Irish context...
This study explored parental experiences and factors impacting on the successful transitioning of young people with Down syndrome from primary to mainstream secondary school settings in Ireland. This qualitative study used semi﹕tructured interviews to examine the perspectives of parents (N = 5) and ...
The context considered in the studies included in this review was the healthcare environment to which the population above resorts, whether at a primary, secondary or tertiary level, and regardless of clinical specialty or economic sector. No sociodemographic restrictions will be applied. Studies other...