Students with epilepsy, their experiences in school and with State exams

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dc.contributor.advisorKenny, Lornaen
dc.contributor.authorCooke, Sarah
dc.contributor.otherEpilepsy Ireland
dc.contributor.roleCivil Society Organizationen
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-01T12:40:24Z
dc.date.available2019-11-01T12:40:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-28
dc.description.abstractThis study will carry out research into the lives of students with epilepsy in relation to their school, learning experiences and state exams. This study is relevant as epilepsy is a very common condition, 1 in 115 people have epilepsy which is over 37,000 people in Ireland (Epilepsy Ireland, 2017). Most people have their first seizure before the age of 20, so many children of schooling age are affected by the condition. Research conducted by Thompson (1987) indicated that children with epilepsy are also at a significant risk of developing learning difficulties, with problems occurring in between 5-50% of such children. School can be a struggle for students with epilepsy who are experiencing seizures and therefore resulting in disruptions in their school days. Even a single seizure in a day can cause memory loss and they can often forget what they just learned. Learning problems can sometimes emerge due to seizures or medication which may cause a child to fall behind in school. A student’s memory, concentration and attention can be affected. Epilepsy can also cause students to miss days of school due to hospital visits or night time seizures.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationCooke, S. (2017) Students with epilepsy, their experiences in school and with State exams. Cork: Community-Academic Research Links, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.endpage74en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8942
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCommunity-Academic Research Links, University College Corken
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCARL Research Reports;59
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ucc.ie/en/scishop/rr/
dc.rights©2017, Sarah Cooke.en
dc.subjectStudents with epilepsyen
dc.subjectState examsen
dc.subjectSeizureen
dc.subjectEpilepsy Irelanden
dc.subjectSchool disruptionen
dc.subjectNight time seizuresen
dc.subjectHospital visitsen
dc.subjectAssistance for studentsen
dc.titleStudents with epilepsy, their experiences in school and with State examsen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.qualificationnameSocial Science, 3rd yearen
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