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Experiences of Parents Whose Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Are Starting Primary School
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Connolly, Micaela; Gersch, Irvine – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2016
Starting school is a critical event in a child's life and successful transitions to school have been posited as key indicators for future academic achievement. For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the process is complicated by difficulties in social communication and social interaction. Parents of children with ASD can experience…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Autism
Working at a Different Level? Curriculum Differentiation in Irish Lower Secondary Education
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Smyth, Emer – Oxford Review of Education, 2018
Young people in Irish schools are required to choose whether to sit secondary exam subjects at higher or ordinary level. This paper draws on a mixed methods longitudinal study of students in 12 case-study schools to trace the factors influencing take-up of higher level subjects within lower secondary education. School organisation and process are…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Mixed Methods Research, Middle Class, Working Class
"A Story to Tell:" Learning from the Life-Stories of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland
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Hamilton, Carol; Atkinson, Dorothy – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
This article draws on life-stories told by older people with intellectual disabilities for a research study in the Republic of Ireland. Research participants recalled their experiences of confinement, coercion and exclusion that resulted from their being labelled as having intellectual disabilities. Participants also recalled the positive…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Labeling (of Persons), Older Adults
"Man Enough to Do It"? Girls and Non-Traditional Subjects in Lower Secondary Education
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Smyth, Emer; Darmody, Merike – Gender and Education, 2009
This article examines the processes influencing the choice of non-traditional subjects by girls in lower secondary education in the Republic of Ireland. In particular, we focus on the traditionally "male" craft technological subjects, namely Materials Technology (Wood), Metalwork and Technical Graphics. Analyses are based on detailed…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities
When in London...: Differences in Disability Language Preferences among English-Speaking Countries.
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Fernald, C. D. – Mental Retardation, 1995
Language standards of 26 disability organizations in 4 English-speaking countries (United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and United States) were surveyed for similarities and differences. Usage of terminology such as "mental handicap,""learning disability,""mental retardation,""developmental disability," and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Developmental Disabilities, English
From Them to Us: An International Study of Inclusion in Education.
Booth, Tony, Ed.; Ainscow, Mel, Ed. – 1998
This book describes the outcomes of a comparative study that brought together an international team of researchers from eight countries (United States, Scotland, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, and England). The purpose of the study was to develop case studies that would explore the process of inclusion and exclusion…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Case Studies, Classification, Classroom Environment
Powerful Literacies.
Crowther, Jim, Ed.; Hamilton, Mary, Ed.; Tett, Lyn, Ed. – 2001
These 15 papers share a common theme: seeking to promote literacy as a powerful tool for challenging existing inequalities and dependencies. "Powerful Literacies" (Jim Crowther et al.) is an introduction. Section 1 establishes the theoretical and policy frameworks that underpin the book and shows how literacy is situated in different…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs