2022
DOI: 10.1017/s1744552322000180
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Inclusive education and the law in Ireland

Abstract: By ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2018, Ireland has undertaken inter alia the obligation to implement ‘an inclusive education system at all levels and lifelong learning’, as required by Article 24. However, concerns have been repeatedly expressed about the practice of inclusive education in Ireland in terms of admission policies, funding, school choice and reduced timetabling. This paper investigates whether, and to what extent, the current approach to special … Show more

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“…The views of these post‐primary teachers in Ireland relating to the perceived pressure students with ADHD have on the available teaching time may be indicative of systemic issues and conflicting values at play within the larger educational system. While the Irish government's Department of Education and Skills (2019, 2017) strongly promote the concept of inclusive education, concerns have been raised regarding numerous policies and practices that fail to promote the inclusion of all students such as school structure, funding, admission policies, assessment of additional needs, school choice and reduced timetabling (Murphy et al., 2023).…”
Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The views of these post‐primary teachers in Ireland relating to the perceived pressure students with ADHD have on the available teaching time may be indicative of systemic issues and conflicting values at play within the larger educational system. While the Irish government's Department of Education and Skills (2019, 2017) strongly promote the concept of inclusive education, concerns have been raised regarding numerous policies and practices that fail to promote the inclusion of all students such as school structure, funding, admission policies, assessment of additional needs, school choice and reduced timetabling (Murphy et al., 2023).…”
Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%