scholarly journals Competences of Special Pedagogue and Their Improvement Opportunities from the Point of View of Pedagogues

Pedagogika ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Emilija Urnėžienė ◽  
Kristina Budrytė
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
General Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Special Educational Needs

Rapid changes in economy, social relations as well as globalisation, development of information and communication technologies impose new challenges on a teacher, who is a mediator between changes in education and processes of society improvement. Working with special learning needs students, a special pedagogue assists such learners in adopting content of education and develops their impaired functions, collaborates with their parents as well as teachers providing them with methodological support and consulting, develops individual, sub-group and group programmes for development of impaired functions of children, advice teachers regarding special education issues and others. More successful implementation of these activities requires certain competences of special pedagogue, which are outlined in the Description of Teacher Professional Competences and embrace: common cultural, professional and generic ones. The goal of the research: to reveal attitudes of special pedagogue of general education schools towards competences of special pedagogue and their improvement opportunities. The object of the research: competences of special pedagogue of general education schools. The methods of research: 1) analysis of scientific literature, 2) questionnaire survey, 3) statistic analysis of research data. The sample of the research included 244 special pedagogues from general education schools of various counties of Lithuania. In the first stage of the analysis the respondents were asked to express own attitudes towards competences of a special pedagogue. In the second stage of the analysis the special pedagogues pointed out what predetermines success in the process of education, where a special pedagogue works with learners of special educational needs. The third stage focused on identification of possibilities of professional development of special pedagogues, needs for competence development and, therefore, the respondents were requested to express own opinion about conditions, which are necessary to obtain competences of highest level. The research data revealed that for a special pedagogue, who works with special needs learners, it is most important to possess positive personal features (patience, tolerance, humanity, comprehensiveness, consistency, etc.) and all the professional competences, particularly focusing on competences of communication and collaboration, learners’ motivation and support to them, learner’s cognition and his/her acknowledgement and professional development. Personal motivation of a pedagogue, which embraces a wish to help, love for job, positiveness, development, is also of utmost importance. According to special pedagogues, a number of changes, such as reduction of workload, increase of financing, renewal of workplace, support from administration, provision with methodological aids, collaboration and changes in education may result in acquisition of competences of highest level. The paradigm of continuous development is also emphasized and its calls for personal, professional and social lifelong development. Continuous improvement ensures high quality activities of special pedagogue, which have influence not only on achievements of special needs learners but also on changes occurring in the society. Therefore, a special pedagogue has to be a constantly learning personality. In the context of constant changes, learning acquires features of a permanent process.

scholarly journals Educational Opportunities of Natural Science Motivation for Students with Special Educational Needs: the Viewpoint of Natural Science Teachers

Pedagogika ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 141-152
Author(s):  
Agata Augustinovič
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Nature Study ◽  
Ethics Code

The article discusses how (in what ways) natural science educations teachers motivate students with special educational needs in order to encourage students’ motivation to learn. Researches reveal that students with learning needs have experienced a variety of learning difficulties, which often causes the loss of their learning motivation and even willingness to attend school. In nowadays school, which aim is to ensure proper education for each pupil, the teacher has to pay special attention to developing pupils’ learning motivation. The article presents a study aimed at finding out how to effectively educate children with special educational needs in general education schools. In the survey participated 146 teachers of nature study, who have experience in working with students with special educational needs. The results of the study revealed that teachers rely on the provisions of the Teachers’ Ethics Code to encourage students to work independently and persistently. This is a very new insight, as the Teachers’ Ethics Code was approved only on 11 June 2018 by order No. V-561 of the Minister of Education and Science. From the teachers’ point of view, for students with special educational needs to increase learning motivation teachers use interesting innovation teaching methods, practical work, use of ICT, creation of educational environments, oral and written honors, gratitude. Also, they use fair evaluation, better marks for progress, even if it is small, adopted tasks, create the conditions for success, pursuit to raise interest, attention, encouragement, communication, cooperation.

INCLUSION, SOCIALISATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN A KINDERGARTEN GROUP

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 382-384
Author(s):  
Rumyana Pantaleeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Social World ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right

The process of socialisation and integration represents unity, and at the same time – a continuous controversy between two aspects: socialisation and individuality. Due to this, the process is a single upside stream – the entry of a child into the world of adults, in the social world. Every child is a unique personality with its individual qualities, interests, abilities and educational needs. Every child with special educational needs has the right to be taught on an individual schedule with content, matching its own necessities and capacity. The general education kindergarten, in which the authors work and teach pupils with special educational needs has established a tolerant community and guarantees schooling, tutoring and mentorship for everybody.

scholarly journals Dialogic Learning Environments That Enhance Instrumental Learning and Inclusion of Students With Special Needs in Secondary Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Navarro-Mateu ◽  
Teresa Gómez-Domínguez ◽  
María Padrós Cuxart ◽  
Esther Roca-Campos
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Instrumental Learning ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Documentary Analysis

Across Europe, the enrolment of students with special educational needs in regular classrooms is increasing, although it does not always mean access to high quality educational experience. In this context, inclusive education has been enhanced in most educational systems, but its successful implementation is still limited and has become a challenge in most countries, and specially in secondary education, when segregation due to learning achievement is more frequent. Educational practices that take into account the potential of promoting learning interactions within heterogeneous groups of students have already demonstrated contributing to educational inclusion of students with special needs. In this study we analyse the case of a secondary education school located in Valencian Community (Spain), which educates students with special needs along with their typically developing peers and is characterized by its inclusive ethos. The analysis focuses on three educational strategies implemented in the school and their impact on educational improvement and inclusion of the students with special needs: (1) co-teaching, (2) interactive groups, (3) dialogic literary gatherings. Qualitative data were obtained from communicative focus groups with teachers, communicative life stories with students and relatives, communicative observations of the three educational strategies and documentary analysis. The findings show significant increase in the students' instrumental learning, as well as an improvement in these students' overall inclusion in the school.

scholarly journals Tolerance as a dominant social partnershih of intellectual education subjects

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-367
Author(s):  
Zhanna Shinkaryova
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Social Partnership

The article stresses the necessity of forming a tolerant attitude towards others in order to ensure effective interaction of all subjects of inclusive education, namely: pedagogical staff; children (both with special needs and ordinary pupils); parents, or persons who replace them. A comparative analysis of the content load of the concepts of «inclusive education» and «tolerance» is made. The ideology of social partnership and the establishment of «social peace» are defined. The compromise, as the leading method of solving social conflicts within the framework of social partnership, is emphasized. It has been determined that cooperation of all subjects in the context of inclusive education should be based on universal values, mutual respect and tolerance. It is proved that social partnership is a pledge of non-conflict tolerant interaction of children with special needs and their environment. The special role of the teacher from the point of view of tolerance is outlined, and the importance of possessing the technology of tolerant communication. It is emphasized that personal example and favorable environment help to establish and practical implementation of the value of tolerance. It is proved that one of the conditions for inclusion of a child in inclusive education is the ability of parents to consciously perceive the child’s condition, to be able to work with teachers, acting as their active assistants. It is stressed that the problem of education of tolerance for people with special educational needs should unite specialists of different directions and levels: philosophers, psychologists, teachers, managers, etc.; The representatives of different age groups are no exception. Tolerance, as the key value of the individual, has to become the dominant social partnership of all subjects of inclusive education, the uniting solution for a brick for the full development of children with special educational needs.

scholarly journals The stability of social relations among adolescents with special educational needs (SEN) in regular schools in Norway

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Frostad ◽  
Per Egil Mjaavatn ◽  
Sip Jan Pijl
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Lower Proportion ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Friend Support ◽  
Friendship Stability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Regular Students

The study focuses the stability of friendships of students with special educational needs in regular schools, compared to regular students. The sample consisted of 114 students (M age = 14,4); 22 students (19.3%) were identified by the school as SEN students. The results show that on average, SEN students had fewer stable friendships than their peers. Further, a significantly lower proportion of SEN students were members of stable groups compared to regular students. Friendship stability was positively predicted by gender (boys more stable than girls) and perceived friend support. Friendship stability was negatively predicted by special needs (special needs predicted lower friend stability) and peer acceptance.

Assistive Technology

Education ◽  
2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Use Of Technology

Considering the vicious cycle of exclusion that students with special needs are often trapped in— lacking the means for equal participation in education, society, and mainstream development programs—assistive technology has proven to have great potential in providing to all learners the ability to access the general education curriculum. Approaches in the use of assistive technology basically focus on facilitating individuals in their interaction with their environment. Assistive technology is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices that might be used to compensate for lack of certain abilities, in order to participate in the activities of daily life. With assistive technology individuals have the option of approaching and completing their tasks with greater ease and independence, since it helps in removing functional barriers that inhibit their individual performance. With the emergence of the social model of disability, it is increasingly being argued that inaccessible environments have been the greatest barrier to the inclusion of students with special needs. Research on the successful implementation of inclusive education in developing countries identifies the ineffective and inefficient use of assistive technologies, citing this as the major obstacle hindering inclusion. Since it has been widely acknowledged, that the success and applicability of an assistive device is governed by its acceptance and actual usage by its users considering their perception, expectations, satisfaction, and their level of access and success with the technology when interacting with their environment; approaches in the use of technology therefore have to be needs-based; inexpensive to produce, purchase, and maintain; and be easy to use and effective in addressing an identified need. This can be ensured by the direct involvement of potential users at each stage of the planning and implementation process to help overcome barriers that inhibit the efficient use and applicability of assistive technology devices in different contexts. Moreover, although assistive technology is seen to have a major role in remediating and compensating the performance deficits experienced by students with special needs, it should not be viewed merely within a rehabilitative or remediative context, but as a tool for accessing curriculum and exploring and drawing out means to help learners achieve positive outcomes. Researches on the use of assistive technology point toward the distinct need to identify ways to encourage the development of tools and strategies for effective technology integration, and to work together on issues surrounding the use of technology, ensuring that the same high standards of instruction and need-based assistance is available to all despite the difference in their functional abilities.

scholarly journals Assistant technologies during the organization of the educational process of persons with visual disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-18
Author(s):  
Liliia Mykolaivna Potapiuk ◽  
◽  
Oksana Vitaliivna Dymarchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Special Educational Needs

The current problem of accessibility of information and communication technologies remains a priority when discussing the rights of people with special needs. Modern communication and information processing devices assume that the user has the ability to see, hear, speak and feel. As a result, people with physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments are unable to access and use computers due to limited human-machine interfaces that do not allow for change. Therefore, the main focus in world practice in the development of technology for people with special needs is focused on those aspects that provide constructive solutions that allow for alternative data representation and the ability to work with input and output devices. To solve this problem, assistive technologies are being developed. Based on the above, the aim of the article was to analyze the features of the use of assistive technologies in the organization of the educational process for the visually impaired. To achieve it, we used the method of analysis of scientific works of scientists and national standards of Ukraine. The article discusses assistive information technologies, which are special software or hardware designed to increase the availability of communication information for people with visual impairments. Analyzing the scientific work of scientists, we concluded that today in Ukraine there is no single conceptual and terminological apparatus to identify tools to empower people with special educational needs. To do this, scientists use a number of terms: "assistive technologies", "auxiliary or compensatory technologies". It is investigated that the necessary condition for successful training of visually impaired people is the creation of material and technical resources and the use of assistive technologies. It is established that in the organization of educational activities of persons with visual impairments is taken into account, above all, the safety and sustainability of the subject-spatial environment. The authors propose a classification and analyze the main assistive technologies used in the organization of training for people with visual impairments. The main approaches to improve the effectiveness of technology in the organization of the educational process of people with visual impairments are proposed.

scholarly journals PROVISION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Ilga Prudnikova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
General Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
National Level ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Special Importance

Many educational researchers explain and appreciate the special importance of improving the professional competence of teachers in this era of change in Latvia when the Ministry of Education and Science has envisaged one of the most comprehensive reforms by implementing competency based education. Inclusive education implies that teachers have to master appropriate general skills which will help them to grasp topicalities, to be the leaders of changes and to adequately innovate the learning process where all different needs of learners are met by increasing participation opportunities of each and everybody in learning, culture and different communities and by reducing exclusion within and from educational process. The aim of the study was to clarify the point of view of teachers about the quality of content of the provided professional development. The set of questionnaires was developed by teachers of general education institution where learners with special needs were included. The survey studied the motivation of teachers to participate in professional development courses/seminars/projects; the opinion of respondents about the organization, form and content of continuing professional development in line with their needs. Conclusions: The development of professional competence of teachers in Latvia on national level is implemented according to the pedagogical needs modelling method which supports autonomy and which is self-guided by free self-education initiative of teachers. The survey is based on the fact that teachers lack knowledge and skills to appropriately assess and formulate their continuous professional development needs.

Planning Strategies for Students with Special Needs: A Professional Development Activity

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-154
Author(s):  
Amy R. Brodesky ◽  
Fred E. Gross ◽  
Anna S. McTigue ◽  
Cornelia C. Tierney
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
National Level ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Development Activity ◽  
Professional Development Activity ◽  
General Education Curriculum ◽  
Education Act

In today's mathematics classrooms, teachers are confronted with an increasing range of learners, including students with special needs. On the national level, 13.2 percent of students have identified disabilities. This translates to 6,195,113 students, a jump of 30 percent from 1990 to 2000 (National Center for Education Statistics 2001). The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act of 1997 (IDEA) mandates that students with disabilities have access to the general education curriculum. This legislation has led to an increase in the number of students with disabilities who are included in regular education classes. Many classroom teachers feel overwhelmed by the challenges of responding to the learning needs of all their students. We often hear teachers say, “I want all my students to be successful in math, but I'm not sure what to do. I don't have training in special education and I don't have much support.”

FEATURES OF THE FUTURE OF TUTORING FOR THE TEACHER OF CHEMISTRY IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
A.М. Shatayeva ◽  
◽  
L.Х. Makina ◽  
D.А. Batayev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Special Support ◽  
The Status

Inclusive education–ensuring equal access to education for all learners,taking into account the diversity of special educational needs and individual opportunities. People with disabilities need to acquire the fundamental knowledge that enables survival in society under the specific demands caused by functional limitations that hinder participation in ordinary education systems. The system of inclusive education represents the system of inclusive education which includes disabled children, in the general education and social adaptation, irrespective of their floor, origin, religion or the status, for elimination of barriers to their children, special support for needs of the state, that is quality of the general education which is focused on effective state policy. Thus, on the basis of inclusive education it is provided to all disabled children equal opportunities and also a deep comprehension of special needs of children with special needs.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document