Flood, Margaret and Carey, Lisa (2025) A Comparative Analysis of the Protection of the Rights of Childhood Cancer Survivors to Education Under Special Education Law. Continuity in Education, 6 (1). pp. 74-90. ISSN 2631-9179
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Abstract
Access to equitable education for children treated for cancer is of growing
international concern across education, medicine, and related fields. Neurocognitive
late effects of childhood cancer and treatment are well established. This impact on
cognition results in difficulties with thinking, learning, peer-relationships, and quality
of life. Formalized In-School Supports (ISS) can ameliorate the negative impacts of
neurocognitive late effects, yet the literature suggests that children treated for cancer
often have difficulty accessing these services. This paper reviews the ISS legislation
of eight countries regarding protections offered to children treated for cancer and
evidence of access to ISS within the literature. The purpose of this review was to look
for common barriers for children treated with cancer accessing educational support
through ISS. This review identifies gaps between ISS student-focused disability
legislation, and practice to inform positive policy change.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Childhood cancer; Education protections; Inclusion; Equity; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: | 21401 |
| Identification Number: | 10.5334/cie.137 |
| Depositing User: | Margaret Flood |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Apr 2026 13:49 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Continuity in Education |
| Publisher: | Ubiquity Press |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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