Teachers’ Views of Working with Individual Education Plans in an Irish Special School

Authors

  • Mary Nugent

Keywords:

Teachers' Views, Teachers' Attitudes, IEP, Individual Education Plan, Special School, IEP Process

Abstract

This article reports on the views of teachers in a special school on individual education plans (known as IEPs). It emerged that overall, the teachers found the IEP system useful and could identify key benefits as well as particular difficulties. The teachers’ perspective of the utility of IEPs for parents and students was also examined. The research is grounded in the context of the Irish education system, and comparisons are made with the use of IEPs in other countries.

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Published

2002-11-11

How to Cite

Nugent, M. (2002). Teachers’ Views of Working with Individual Education Plans in an Irish Special School. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 15(2), 98–112. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/181

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