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McMurray, Sharon; O'Neill, Susan; Thompson, Ross – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
This paper considers an innovative model of continuing professional development in addressing the needs of children with literacy difficulties, namely the Special Educational Needs Continuing Professional Development Literacy Project. Stranmillis University College, in partnership with St Mary's University College, Belfast secured £4.06 million…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Models, Special Education, Foreign Countries
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Symeonidou, Simoni; Phtiaka, Helen – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2014
This paper discusses fundamental theoretical issues in relation to education on inclusion. These issues inform core decisions about initial teacher education courses and in-service teacher-training programmes on inclusion. International and local discussions and research in this area formed the background for the design and implementation of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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Rix, Jonathan; Paige-Smith, Alice – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2011
The need for reflection is widely written about and positioned as a key aspect of continuing professional development. This paper examines the manner in which practitioners are encouraged to be reflective within the English system and the barriers they face. It questions whether such a complex, reaffirming system can allow for genuine critical…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Ethnography, Educational Change, Barriers