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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Towards Inclusion: The Development of Provision for Children with Special Educational Needs in Ireland from 1991 to 2004
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Phadraig, Brian MacGiolla – Irish Educational Studies, 2007
This article traces the development of policy in regard to the provision for children with special educational needs from the report of the Special Education Review Committee in 1993 to the enactment of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act in 2004. It begins with definitions of the terms special educational needs and pupils…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education
Inclusive Education: Ireland's Education Provision for Children with Special Educational Needs
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Meegan, Sarah; MacPhail, Ann – Irish Educational Studies, 2006
The concept of inclusive education is a relatively new phenomenon within the Irish education system, with considerable developments in government policy only occurring since the early 1990s. These developments are aiming to advance special education provisions and legislation for individuals with disabilities and special educational needs (SEN).…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Foreign Countries