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Inclusion at a crossroads: Special education in Ireland

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Dr Joanne Banks argues that inclusivity in the classroom is at a crossroads, and all students should be educated in the same spaces as advised by the UNCRDP regarding special education needs

Special education in Ireland has changed dramatically in recent years, as policymakers and educators have sought to improve learning for students with additional learning needs and/or disabilities. Following Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), inclusive education experts Joanne Banks and Michael Shevlin of Trinity College, Dublin, argue that inclusion is at a […]

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