Student experiences of an Erasmus+ project on children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities
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Student experiences of an Erasmus+ project on children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities

Sam Abdulla Lecturer in learning disability nursing, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
Michael Brown Professor of nursing, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Rolf Magnus Grung Assistant professor, Department of Behavioural Science, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway

This article explores the lived experiences of five nursing students who participated in the Erasmus+ programme, an initiative – funded by the European Union – which aims to support projects that enhance, modernise and innovate education and training in Europe. The project discussed here focused on meeting the needs of children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities. The students, from across Europe, were from a variety of disciplines, including nursing, education and social education.

Learning Disability Practice. 21, 1, 38-42. doi: 10.7748/ldp.2018.e1874

Correspondence

s.abdulla@napier.ac.uk

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This article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software

Conflict of interest

None declared

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Received: 29 May 2017

Accepted: 04 September 2017

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