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Barbara Ringwood; Jennifer Banks; Michael Shevlin – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Despite the growing diversity among students in higher education, nonprogression to postsecondary education persists for many students with intellectual disabilities with low completion rates for those who do progress. Research suggests that occupational therapy (OT) support can be extremely beneficial in assisting students. Less is…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education
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Mc Kenna, Declan; Mooney Simmie, Geraldine – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2017
The School Completion Programme (SCP) was first established in Ireland in 2002 with what appeared to resemble a "bottom up" model of support. The programme was based on authentic effort at partnership with schools, parents and relevant agencies through local management committees and enjoyed a fair share of autonomy in how they would…
Descriptors: Governance, Program Descriptions, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Healey, Mick; Jenkins, Alan; Lea, John – Higher Education Academy, 2014
This report fills a major gap in understanding the development of research-based curricula, focusing on college-based higher education (CBHE). Estimates suggest that, in England, somewhere between 8-10% of HE undergraduate students are taught in CBHE. In 2009, 17% of HE students in Scotland were enrolled in CBHE. In Wales this was 15% and in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Case Studies, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students
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McCormack, Orla; Gleeson, Jim – Irish Educational Studies, 2012
This article considers curriculum ownership, contestation and the relationship between curriculum and culture through the lens of the Exploring Masculinities (EM) programme. The programme was developed in the late 1990s to meet the social and personal needs of young men. As its dissemination was being planned, it became the subject of critical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Ownership, Followup Studies, Cultural Awareness