The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special Education
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 inte...
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| author | Sinéad Nic Aindriú Pádraig Ó Duibhir Lorraine Connaughton-Crean Joe Travers |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c07588ba8c1c4f37beeff04a66740a302023-11-24T14:28:16ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022022-12-01121290910.3390/educsci12120909The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special EducationSinéad Nic Aindriú0Pádraig Ó Duibhir1Lorraine Connaughton-Crean2Joe Travers3School of Inclusive and Special Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A Dublin, IrelandSchool of Language Literacy and Early Childhood Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A3 Dublin, IrelandSchool of Inclusive and Special Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A Dublin, IrelandSchool of Inclusive and Special Education, Dublin City University, D09Y0A Dublin, IrelandThere 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/12/909continuous professional developmentspecial educationimmersion educationassessmentinclusive pedagogies |
| spellingShingle | Sinéad Nic Aindriú Pádraig Ó Duibhir Lorraine Connaughton-Crean Joe Travers The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special Education Education Sciences continuous professional development special education immersion education assessment inclusive pedagogies |
| title | The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special Education |
| title_full | The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special Education |
| title_fullStr | The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special Education |
| title_short | The CPD Needs of Irish-Medium Primary and Post-Primary Teachers in Special Education |
| title_sort | cpd needs of irish medium primary and post primary teachers in special education |
| topic | continuous professional development special education immersion education assessment inclusive pedagogies |
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