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The CPD needs of Irish-medium primary and post-primary teachers in special education

Nic Aindriú, Sinéad, Ó Duibhir, Pádraig ORCID: 0000-0003-2316-027X, Connaughton-Crean, Lorraine and Travers, Joe (2022) The CPD needs of Irish-medium primary and post-primary teachers in special education. Education Sciences, 12 (12). ISSN 2227-7102

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Abstract

There are few professional development courses available to teachers with a focus on meeting the special educational needs (SEN) of students in immersion education contexts worldwide. The continuous professional development (CPD) needs of immersion education teachers in SEN are under researched internationally. This study investigated the CPD needs of primary and post-primary Irish immersion education teachers (N = 133) in SEN using an anonymous online survey. In this article, we provide an overview of the types of CPD that teachers have engaged with in the past and their preferences for future CPD in this area. The challenges they face in relation to CPD are evaluated and provide a context for the future development of CPD courses for this cohort. It was found that teachers want to learn more about inclusive pedagogies and assessments through a variety of interactive pedagogies. The findings of this study will be of interest to immersion educators in other contexts.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:continuous professional development; special education; immersion education; assessment; inclusive pedagogies
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Inclusive & Special Education
DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Language, Literacy, & Early Childhood Education
Publisher:MDPI
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci12120909
Copyright Information:© 2022 The Authors.
Funders:An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (P61035)
ID Code:28092
Deposited On:17 Feb 2023 17:10 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 14 Mar 2023 14:38

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