A Parent's View on Integrated Education

Authors

  • Seamus Dunne

Keywords:

Integration, Education System, Down Syndrome, Mainstream, Inclusion, Parent's View, Belief, Attitude, Perspective, DoE, Adaptation, Approach, Programme, Provision, Structure, Whole School, Support

Abstract

The integration of children with Down's Syndrome into ordinary local schools is a right that parents have fought for for many years. Parental initiatives have finally succeeded in persuading the Department of Education to provide some resources in this area. The case for integration, according to many parents, is a case for the progressive adaptation of educational structures to a new approach to education. 

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Published

1992-11-11

How to Cite

Dunne, S. (1992). A Parent’s View on Integrated Education. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 5(2), 65–69. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/458

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (1992)

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