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Aoife Lynam; Mary Rose Sweeney; Lisa Keenan; Sinéad McNally – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2024
Background and aims: Autistic pupils have the right to be heard in matters concerning their education and to be active agents in shaping their school experiences. Despite this, educational policies and research have rarely included the voices of autistic children, failing to identify what they consider to be beneficial and meaningful in their own…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Student Experience, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Aileen Hanley; Jennifer E. Symonds; Jacqueline Horan – Education 3-13, 2024
The current study explored how children's social interactions during a six-month period of school closures impacted the development of their social and emotional functioning on return to school. A sample of 81 primary school children (age 8-12 years) in Ireland completed measurements of social and emotional functioning before and after the school…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Social Emotional Learning
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Curtin, Margaret; O'Shea, Maria; Hayes, Claire – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on all aspects of life. The physical health burden predominately impacts adults. However, the psychological burden has impacted significantly on the development and wellbeing of babies and young children. The aim of this research was to explore the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on vulnerable…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Low Income Groups, At Risk Persons
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Esther Murphy; Orla Shiels; Sara Fiori; Darren McCausland; Helena Bergström; Raphael Koster; Hanna Noorlandt; Ida Korfage; Eva Flygare Wallén – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Background: Developments in digital technologies have transformed how people interact with the world, offering employment, education, communication, health benefits and entertainment. Research has shown that not everyone can easily access digital content, particularly people with intellectual disabilities. Despite internet access being recognised…
Descriptors: Well Being, Inclusion, Access to Internet, Disadvantaged
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Byrne, Gary; Sarma, Kiran M.; Hendler, John; O'Connell, Anthony – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Background: Raising a child with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) presents many challenges and learning experiences for parents and other family members. There has been limited research to date on Irish parents' experience of raising a child with ASC. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of a sample of Irish parents who have a…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Child Rearing, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education