Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Equality"
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Sheltered work and intellectual disability equality: Can the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities tackle this form of segregation?
(NUI Galway, 2020-02-13)This thesis is a theoretical study that addresses the enduring segregation of people with intellectual disabilities in sheltered work environments. Having identified that many people with intellectual disabilities remain ... -
Social class and 'Becoming' a post-primary teacher in the Republic of Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-29)This dissertation is about widening participation (WP) in initial teacher education (ITE) and the teaching profession, from a social class perspective. Set in the Irish context, this in-depth qualitative study explores ... -
Vindicating substantive equality in the right to work of persons with disabilities in Indonesia
(NUI Galway, 2020-10-22)This thesis uses a substantive equality framework to analyse disability law and policy on the right to work of persons with disabilities in Indonesia, employing qualitative methods. Substantive equality is essential for ... -
What we owe to children: A rawlsian perspective in an irish context
(2013-10-02)This thesis begins from the premise that a just state ought to be concerned for how children actually turn out. The basis for this claim is grounded in the contemporary liberal view that each person ought to have the ... -
What's Fair? Realising the right to Independent Living for people with intellectual disabilities: what Ireland needs to do.
(2013-10-17)Ireland has a long and shameful history of providing for the support and housing needs of people with intellectual disabilities in large institutions. This is not unique to Ireland, nor to people with intellectual ...