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The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of a sample of parents of children who experience Down syndrome and general learning difficulties in relation to their efforts to access appropriate education and education supports for their children
Abstract:
In the past decade Ireland has witnessed substantial changes in policy and provision for children with general learning difficulties as government policies and legislation increasingly underpin the move towards more inclusive provision. Despite this series of policy initiatives parents of children who experience Down syndrome and general learning difficulties can encounter serious more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified - Down syndrome
Categories:
Down syndrome; Learning difficulties;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs,
Vol: 5 Page: 11-19 2005
Mairin Kenny; Michael Shevlin; Patricia Noonan Walsh; Eileen McNeela
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The aim of this study was to examine the definition, level and type of parental involvement, and reasons for, that exists in nursery schools, nursery classes and playgroups in Northern Ireland++
Abstract:
The aims of this paper are: To examine the definition, level and type of parental involvement that exists in nursery schools, nursery classes and playgroups in Northern Ireland; To focus on the reasons for involvement, together with perceived problems and advantages; To compare parental and professional viewpoints in order to ascertain whether definitions, expectations and perceptions more...
International Classification:
Other - parental school involvement
Categories:
parental school involvement
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 11 Page: 119-134 2005
Dorothy J. McMillan
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The aim of this study was to examine perceptions, parents of children attending two schools in Belfast for children experiencing learning difficulties were interviewed during the implementation of an educational programme
Abstract:
The introduction of the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs in Northern Ireland has brought to the foreground the issue of parents as partners. Twenty parents of children attending two schools in Belfast for children experiencing learning difficulties were interviewed to determine their perceptions of their role during the process of Stages more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Disorders of psychological development - learning disabilities
Categories:
learning difficulties
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs,
Vol: 1 Page: 2001
Frank Quinn
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This study examines the views of working-class parents on home-school links
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Presents the views of working-class parents on home-school links. Group interviews with parents of pupils in a primary school in the disadvantaged areas scheme in the Republic of Ireland suggest that parental involvement in school is limited to the giving and receiving of information, restricted consultation, and engagement in some supplemental responsibilities. Although parents were more...
International Classification:
Education
Categories:
home-school links in working class families
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
British Journal of Sociology of Education,
Vol: 23 Page: 35-49 2002
Joan Hanafin; Anne Lynch
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