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An Irish Solution…? Questioning the Expansion of Special Classes in an Era of Inclusive Education
The Economic and Social Review
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An Irish Solution…? Questioning the Expansion of Special Classes in an Era of Inclusive Education
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| Creator |
Banks, Joanne
McCoy, Selina |
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special education; inclusive education; Ireland
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| Description |
With the major policy shift towards inclusive education internationally, this paper examines the ongoing expansion of special classes in Irish primary and second-level schools. Using data from a mixed-methods longitudinal study on special classes, we examine if special classes are operating as a form of segregation or inclusion for children with special educational needs. The findings suggest that special classes only operate as a unit of inclusion where children have severe needs. For children with moderate or mild needs, the findings are less clear with some classes operating as a segregated setting or low stream class with no official sanction resulting in issues around teacher competency and stigma among students.
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The Economic and Social Review
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2017-12-15
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://www.esr.ie/article/view/822
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| Source |
The Economic and Social Review; Vol 48, No 4, Winter (2017); 441-461
0012-9984 |
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eng
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http://www.esr.ie/article/view/822/172
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Copyright (c) 2017 The Economic and Social Review
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