Background: In recent years, there has been a growth of research on men's experiences of becoming fathers, most of which relates to a typically developing child without intellectual disabilities. While some studies have specifically explored the experiences of becoming a father of a child with an intellectual disability, there are few studies from…

This paper foregrounds pedagogy in the realisation of children's rights to non-discrimination and serving their best interests, as articulated in the UNCRC. Drawing on a mixed methodological study of teachers in 12 schools it does so through exploring teacher pedagogies in terms of how they "think", "do" and "talk"…

Examines the development of children's relationships with their country at different ages, and describes the manner in which this relationship becomes organized and the possible stages in its development. One hundred Irish children, aged 10, 12, 14, and 16, were asked to describe their thoughts and feelings about their country. (LZ)