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Disablist Bullying in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: An Investigation of Student Teachers' Knowledge, Experience and Confidence
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Purdy, Noel; Mc Guckin, Conor – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2014
This study explored the knowledge, experience and confidence of student teachers from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in relation to disablist bullying. Adopting a mixed methodological approach of four focus groups (N = 18) and a pencil-and-paper questionnaire (N = 257), the study explored the students knowledge, experience and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience
Dyslexia in Higher Education: The Decision to Study Art
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Bacon, Alison M.; Bennett, Samantha – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
Increasing numbers of students in Higher Education (HE) have dyslexia and are particularly over represented in the visual and creative arts. While dyslexia has been associated with artistic talent, some applicants may perceive their academic opportunities as limited because of negative learning experiences associated with their dyslexia. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Higher Education, Disproportionate Representation
Deaf Students' Metacognitive Awareness during Language Comprehension
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Morrison, Carolyn; Marschark, Marc; Sarchet, Thomastine; Convertino, Carol M.; Borgna, Georgianna; Dirmyer, Richard – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2013
This study explored deaf and hearing university students' metacognitive awareness with regard to comprehension difficulties during reading and classroom instruction. Utilising the Reading Awareness Inventory (Milholic, V. 1994. "An inventory to pique students' metacognitive awareness of reading strategies." "Journal of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, College Students, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language
Identities of Special Needs Education in the Discourse of Finnish Professors of the Field
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Vehkakoski, Tanja; Sume, Helena; Puro, Erika – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2011
This article examines both the discourses upon which Finnish special needs education professors draw when speaking about their field, and the consequent identities for it. The research material consists of theme interviews with 10 professors of special needs education and is analysed from a socio-constructionist, discourse analytical perspective.…
Descriptors: Special Education, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis
Is Contact with People with Disabilities a Guarantee for Positive Implicit and Explicit Attitudes?
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Hein, Sascha; Grumm, Mandy; Fingerle, Michael – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2011
In the past 50 years research on attitudes toward people with disabilities has repeatedly revealed negative attitudes by predominantly using self-report measures. The main aim of the present contribution was to develop an Implicit Association Test (IAT) to assess implicit attitudes toward people with disabilities. For this purpose 47 university…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Undergraduate Students, Association Measures, Negative Attitudes
Pre-Service Teacher Training and Special Educational Needs in England 1970-2008: Is Government Learning the Lessons of the Past or Is It Experiencing a Groundhog Day?
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Hodkinson, Alan – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2009
The paper outlines the findings from a literature review of the English government's response to the issue of training pre-service teachers in the delivery of effective special educational needs support. The review's findings detail that although educational practice in mainstream classrooms has changed considerably since the 1970s the training of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Needs, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries