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Numeracy-Meets: An Innovative Professional Development Model for Adult Numeracy Practitioners in Ireland
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Mark Prendergast; Annette Forster; Niamh O'Meara; Kathy O'Sullivan; Fiona Faulkner – Irish Educational Studies, 2025
Despite the clear and obvious need for adults to be proficient in numeracy, international studies suggest that many continue to struggle in this area. In Ireland, one of the main challenges continues to be the availability of effective adult numeracy education. This is a diverse sector, and little is known about the varied provision of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Numeracy, Faculty Development, Adult Educators
Can School-Based Physical Activity Interventions Be Effective without a Facilitator? A Step-Back Approach to School-Based Intervention Delivery
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Yvonne O'Byrne; J. Dinneen; T. Coppinger – Irish Educational Studies, 2025
Irish children's physical activity (PA) levels are below national guidelines. Schools are an ideal setting to promote PA but it remains challenging. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a step-back approach to Project Spraoi (PS); a facilitator (Energizer) led school-based PA intervention. Each Energizer in year one had 2 contact days per…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Intervention
Staff Perceptions and Experiences of Using Key Word Signing with Children with Down Syndrome and Their Peers in the First Year of Mainstream Primary Education
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Norma O'Leary; Caoimhe Lyons; Pauline Frizelle – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Key Word Signing (KWS) is one system that can be used to support the communication needs of children with Down syndrome (DS) who attend mainstream school. The success of KWS in schools is mediated by staff experiences and perceptions of KWS. The current study is one of the first to explore KWS use in mainstream schools. Aims: To…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sign Language, Students with Disabilities