scholarly journals Possibilities of Applying Multimedia Technologies in Inclusive Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Simona Žalytė-Linkuvienė
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Good School ◽  
Multimedia Technologies ◽  
School Concept

Rapidly changing social, economic and cultural environment, the development of digital technologies, the global pandemic that broke out in 2020 and demographic challenges increase society’s need for constant change and improvement. Against the background of these challenges, the need to provide every member of society with equal opportunities for development is emphasized. This is an essential principle of inclusive education. Global and national documents emphasizing the need for inclusive education call for strengthening the ability of education to connect with all learners with behavioral, psychological, physiological or special abilities, regardless of nationality, social status, emphasis on respect for, access to and care for educational diversity, its change and growth. Inclusive education is best defined by the principles of the Good School Characteristics. Therefore, in this work, inclusive education is understood as an educational process characterized by the principles of the Good School Concept. As in all areas of our lives, the successful implementation of the educational process is undoubtedly influenced by digital multimedia technologies. There are often questions about the coherence between the technologies chosen and the process. Therefore, the possibilities of applying of multimedia technologies with inclusive education were chosen as the object of the article. The aim of the research is to evaluate the research areas of researchers analyzing the possibilities of multimedia technologies on the basis of the analysis of scientific literature, which are in line with the essential principles of inclusive education. The study concludes that the quality and values of educators’ competencies become particularly important in inclusive settings, but that there is a lack of formal research that has a direct impact on students’ achievements, social and emotional well-being and personal development. Multimedia technologies can be a great tool to achieve the goals of inclusive education; the attention of researchers working with technologies related to multimedia (sound, image, computer graphics, interactivity of the mentioned media) to pedagogical goals is particularly poor.

scholarly journals Accessible Educational Environment and Pedagogical Support: Theories and Solutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-110
Author(s):  
Ирина Атякшева ◽  
Irina Atayaksheva ◽  
Татьяна Литвинцева ◽  
Tat'yana Litvinceva ◽  
Татьяна Кель ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
School Events ◽  
Feasible Solutions

The research features the concept of accessible educational environment provided by educational institutions. The paper introduces some models of accessible educational environment, pedagogical support, its principles, forms, and methods. The authors define the pedagogical conditions that would contribute to personality development in an accessible educational environment. Potential and feasible solutions can be identified according to various educational technologies that reveal the subtleties of pedagogical activity in the context of modern personal development, the features of which are specified on the basis of psycho-correction, psycho-didactic, developmental psychology, social pedagogy, and social psychology. One’s involvement in the developmental and educational process is determined by various components of the activities carried out by the student, i.e. his or her well-being, desire to learn and communicate, to belong, entertain, help other students, parents, and teachers, to visit the library, participate in school events, etc. Modern pedagogy offers a variety of social and educational activities for people with special needs, thus ensuring continuous personality development.

scholarly journals Inclusive educational environment in Zaporizhzhia region: results of pilot project implementation

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Education System ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Social

Social work in inclusive education is to create conditions for the educational process in which a child with a disability can acquire basic knowledge, skills, social interaction and feedback skills, receive psychological, socio-educational and, if necessary, legal support to meeting their needs. The role of the social worker in the school is leading and undisputed. But modernity requires constant improvement of skills and advanced training. The purpose of the social worker at school is to create a special environment among children. The feedback of a social worker is to overcome fears and prejudices, promote friendships, mutual respect and understanding among students, and improve the cognitive, motor, speech, social, and emotional development of children. The most pressing issue of today’s education system is inclusive education for children with disabilities in a single educational space. Each country has its own experience of special education for children and has gone through a different path from integration to inclusion. Today, in modern Ukraine, the education system is being transformed, the model of inclusive education is gaining wide significance and a new pattern of its development. Attempts to form an inclusive education system have not yet yielded significant results, which is manifested in the constant division of children into «normal majority» and «backward minority». In Ukraine, children with disabilities have long been isolated from their peers. Boarding schools or individual learning provide knowledge, but take away the opportunity to communicate, hinder the socialization of such pupils. This article provides a brief analysis of the pilot project, in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Education and Science dated 15.07.2016 № 836 «On conducting a scientific and pedagogical experiment «Development of an inclusive environment in the Zaporozhye region». Building an effective system of inclusive education in Ukraine is possible on the basis of the interaction of various factors, first of all, strengthening the financing of education, improving its regulatory support, improving the methodological and staffing of inclusive education. The results of the work can be used in further research on this problem.

scholarly journals INCLUSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Z. Kantor ◽  
Yu. L. Proekt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Psychological Well Being

Introduction. Nowadays, substantial intensification of inclusive processes in educational system (especially in higher education) identifies the need for thorough research of psycho-pedagogical foundations for the development of inclusive education culture.The aimof this research was to identify and compare the levels and factors of social-psychological well-being of healthy students, students with disabilities and students of inclusive groups.Methodology and research methods. At the methodological level, the research was based on the proposition that inclusive education assumes the formation and support of such an integrative socio-psychological space, in which neither students with disabilities nor healthy students feel anxiety in the course of interaction in the classroom or out-of-class situation. As the main methodological tool,a specially designed questionnaire was used for fixing the socio-emographic characteristics of the respondents, as well as for clarifying the problematic experiences of students and their attitudes to using social support resources, for identifying the characteristics of students’ assessments of the conditions of higher education, their satisfaction and involvement in student life and attitudes towards inclusive education. The received results of monitoring were processed by means of the following qualitative and quantitative methods of the analysis: the content analysis; the analysis of percentage with the use of the Pearson’s chi-squared test (χ2); comparative analysis with the use of Student’s t-test; the median test and one-factorial dispersive analysis; correlation and factorial types of the analysis. The statistical software packages Statistica 7.0 were employed for the calculation of the results.Results and scientific novelty. The authors clarified the patterns of formation of the barrier-free socio-psychological environment of the university, which implements the concept of inclusive education. It was established that there are no global differences in the parameters of socio-psychological well-being between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. This determines the favourable social and psychological prerequisites for development of inclusive higher education. Belonging to the same socio-typological and age group and the same leading activity cause the similar experience (e.g. similar problems and difficulties) of both groups of students. The type of disabling health condition, i.e. a disabled student with the defined particular nosological group determines only the specifics of the difficulties, which might be faced in higher school. The conclusion was drawn that successful inclusion of students with disabilities in educational process and social space of university contributes to positive students’ perception of the high school environment.Practical significance. The research outcomes might be used to define the content, directions and forms of work to support students in the conditions of inclusive education. Thus, it is recommended to further develop the system of inclusive education through the following actions: to optimise social conditions of disabled students; to hold rehabilitational and psychological training sessions focused on communication; to organise educational work in order to raise students’ awareness of special technical means of inclusive education; to involve inner circle of people (parents, friends, fellow students) close to disabled students in the process of socio-psychological support. 

Social and Emotional Skills – a Requirement for Personal Development at School Age

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Veneta Uzunova
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills

The focus of the current article is the age group of 12-14 years of age (6th-7th grade) due to the global tendency in society today where more and more families are not able to provide an adequate support in life and the schools become the only place where children could obtain the needed corrective measures to make up for their lack of emotional and social competency. The selected age group represents the most fragile period of human life span. The family and the peers are the most influential factors in the socialization process. The striving toward autonomy and the search for the real self, the interest toward what is new and different, the perception of adulthood draws teenagers closer to their peer group. That however does not replace the need for safety, trust, protection which keeps attracting them back to their families. At the center of our research is the question is the balance between functioning in different fields of social interaction a measurement for a complete life and for a successful implementation of the process of establishment of social and emotional skills.

scholarly journals THE NEW TRAINING STRATEGY OF MANAGER FOR QUALITY SYSTEMS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hennadiy Bondarenko ◽  
Natalia Kipichenko
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Quality Systems ◽  
Design Work

The article describes the concept of "educational strategy", which the authors understand as a complex of qualitatively new goals, tasks, content, forms, methods, pedagogical technologies and innovative means of training a specialist, based on research, practice-oriented and competent approaches and contribute to the successful implementation of professional functions. "Manager for Quality Systems of Primary Education" is interpreted as a professionally trained specialist for a second (master) higher education level that is capable of: firstly, developing, systematically implementing, maintaining the functioning and improving the systems and mechanisms of internal audit of quality assurance of primary education that are responsible state requirements and documents of the institution of general secondary education; and secondly, to participate in the audit commissions during the external audit. The content of the educational-professional program of the specialty 01300.01 «Primary education» (educational qualification: master of primary education, professional qualification: quality system manager in primary education), which was developed by the working group of the Kyiv Borys Grinchenko University is characterized. The article proves that the general factors of the successful implementation of the program are: the educational process should be built on research, practice-oriented and competent approaches; to provide formation of universal (soft skills) and professional competences, managerial skills for effective activity in the conditions of real autonomy of educational institutions; development of the skills of creation and development of information infrastructure of primary school, organization of educational process in primary school in conditions of inclusive education. Implementation of OPP involves the use of modern forms, methods and means of training, including: lectures (problem, brainstorming, interactive, briefing), seminars, practical classes, trainings, master classes, independent work, consultations, electronic (distance) training, individual classes, group design work, etc., as well as innovative technologies (1 pupil – 1 computer, case-study, blended learning, flipped classroom, CLIL, distance learning, cooperative learning, mobile learning).

scholarly journals Accessible Educational Environment and Pedagogical Support: Theories and Solutions

2019 ◽  
pp. 104-110
Author(s):  
Ирина Атякшева ◽  
Irina Atayaksheva ◽  
Татьяна Литвинцева ◽  
Tat'yana Litvinceva ◽  
Татьяна Кель ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
School Events ◽  
Feasible Solutions

The research features the concept of accessible educational environment provided by educational institutions. The paper introduces some models of accessible educational environment, pedagogical support, its principles, forms, and methods. The authors define the pedagogical conditions that would contribute to personality development in an accessible educational environment. Potential and feasible solutions can be identified according to various educational technologies that reveal the subtleties of pedagogical activity in the context of modern personal development, the features of which are specified on the basis of psycho-correction, psycho-didactic, developmental psychology, social pedagogy, and social psychology. One’s involvement in the developmental and educational process is determined by various components of the activities carried out by the student, i.e. his or her well-being, desire to learn and communicate, to belong, entertain, help other students, parents, and teachers, to visit the library, participate in school events, etc. Modern pedagogy offers a variety of social and educational activities for people with special needs, thus ensuring continuous personality development.

scholarly journals INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 172-181
Author(s):  
Tetiana Motuz ◽  
Liubov Pasichnyk ◽  
Yana Baranets Yana
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Information And Communication

The article raises the issue of application of information and communication technologies in the inclusive environment of the educational institution. It is proved that such an environment is formed as a result of an individual adaptation of educational programs, as well as with the use in the educational process of information and communication technologies that allow the perception and transmission of educational information in an accessible form for all students. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the relevance and features of the use of information and communication technologies in an inclusive educational environment of the educational institution. In the process of scientific research we used the following research methods: analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization. Results of the research. The key ways in which information and communication technologies can support educational opportunities for people with disabilities are as follows: determining the previous level of personal development (skills and abilities); providing assistance in personal development, forming new skills or updating existing ones; improving access to information; overcoming geographical or social isolation through digital communications; increase motivation and awareness of the benefits of information and communication technologies. It is determined that the main types of information and communication technology used to teach children with special educational needs are: standard technologies (for example, computers with built-in settings for people with special educational needs); available data formats, also known as alternative formats (for example, available HTML, say books DAISY system (Digital Accessibility Information System ‒ electronic accessible information system), as well as “low-tech” formats such as Braille; assistive technologies: hearing aids, screen readers, keyboards, etc. Assistive technologies are devices, products, equipment, software, or services designed to enhance, support, or improve the functionality of people with disabilities. Taking into account the didactic capabilities of information and communication technologies, as well as the needs and demands of inclusive education, three key functions that perform information and communication technologies in inclusive education are formulated: compensatory, didactic, communication. Necessary conditions for the introduction of information and communication technologies in the educational process are the availability of material and system-technical support, as well as the availability of appropriate professional competencies of teachers. Keywords: information and communication technologies, inclusive education, inclusive environment, audio lecture, audio simulator, compensatory function, standard technologies, auxiliary technologies.

Social and Emotional Skills – a Requirement for Personal Development at School Age

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Veneta Uzunova
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills

The focus of the current article is the age group of 12-14 years of age (6th-7th grade) due to the global tendency in society today where more and more families are not able to provide an adequate support in life and the schools become the only place where children could obtain the needed corrective measures to make up for their lack of emotional and social competency. The selected age group represents the most fragile period of human life span. The family and the peers are the most influential factors in the socialization process. The striving toward autonomy and the search for the real self, the interest toward what is new and different, the perception of adulthood draws teenagers closer to their peer group. That however does not replace the need for safety, trust, protection which keeps attracting them back to their families. At the center of our research is the question is the balance between functioning in different fields of social interaction a measurement for a complete life and for a successful implementation of the process of establishment of social and emotional skills.

scholarly journals Review of dissertation «The Relationship Between Identified Gifted and Talented Children and Their Parents» by Brian J. Welsh

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
N.B. Florova
Keyword(s):  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Role Of Parents

This review points out that experts still do not clearly understand the perception of gifted children be their parents and the way the last build relations in the «parent-children " system. Parents of gifted children clearly need special family resources that might contribute to the progress of their children in future. Such resources are a key to the success of these children at the family level and are commonly - family habits, strategies, values, and ways of life. This study is phenomenological because it describes the qualitative parameters-internal mutual coupling of a certain number of factors in the system, «families with gifted children». It was held in families with gifted children of the middle school age, with the help of interviews and archival data. The author of the research studied the totality of the factors affecting the life experiences of the participants. It discovered that parents are the most powerful force in ensuring the successful training, socialization, emotional well-being of children. Such methods can be showcased on the educational process, in which gifted students are the potential leaders, researchers, physicians, and scientists. The author emphasizes that in the course of work on the topic he himself deeper realized the role of parents' experiences in educational, social and emotional formation of children. The basis for the concept of the study are the following determined groups of factors: a) emotional (positive and negative aspects and feeling), b) social, (academic achievements).

scholarly journals Impact of inclusive education on improving the quality of life of totally blind students

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 02013
Author(s):  
Viktoriya Klimentyeva ◽  
Dmitry Klimentyev ◽  
Svetlana Pashneva ◽  
Anna Umerenkova ◽  
Dina Fedorova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Blind Students

The desire of contemporary society to improve the quality of life through the organization of wider access to education for people with disabilities raises several issues concerning the conditions for organizing inclusive education. In the article based on theoretical analysis and practical experience in implementing five-year research and educational project in cooperation with the Moscow City University, the hypothesis is substantiated that using specially developed didactic materials, individual training of applicants according to an adapted curriculum, and adaptive teaching methods, it is possible to ensure successful foreign language training of a foreign language teacher for blind and visually impaired adults enrolled in the inclusive education in an undergraduate program. The purpose of the study is to find the possibilities of teaching a foreign language to totally blind adults studying in an inclusive educational environment of a higher educational institution with the subsequent successful implementation of their professional activities. The scientific novelty of the research is seen in the development and testing of a model of methodically substantiated professionally-focused educational trajectory of foreign language education for totally blind adults studying at the university. Using classical research methods, such as the study of scientific literature and accumulated methodological experience, trial training, observation, and questionnaires, the researchers came to conclusions about the feasibility and productivity of the proposed approach to teaching English to blind students in an inclusive environment, contributing to a more effective professional training of people with disabilities, improving their self-esteem, better adaptation to life, as well as professional and personal advancement of all participants in the educational process.

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