Education for children with severe and profound general learning disabilities in Ireland: Factors influencing teachers' decisions about teaching these pupils

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-194

  Ware, Jean ^a   Julian, Georgina ^a   McGee, Páid ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Severe and profound general learning disabilities; Support; Teacher turnover; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING DISORDER; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; TEACHER; TEACHING; TRAINING; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 17844381061     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250500055669     Document Type: Article

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