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 ...
Making the transition to post-secondary education: opportunities and challenges experienced by students with ASD in the Republic of IrelandTransitional ProgramsAutismPervasive Developmental DisordersForeign CountriesSemi Structured InterviewsSecondary School Students...
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...
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 ...
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 ©...
Transfer from junior to secondary school is not necessarily accomplished painlessly by children. There has been a general failure to monitor the child's own perception of transition. Worries, as experienced by pupils themselves, may be u... JM Brown,R Armstrong - 《British Educational Research ...
secondary schoolThis 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...
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 ...
This paper sets out to analyse the individual and school factors which influence the transition to higher education in the Irish context. The paper draws on a large‐scale study of 4,400 students within 108 secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland. Almost three‐quarters of the students in...