scholarly journals Improving Pupil Support Delivery in Schools by Promoting Inclusive Education

Pedagogika ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 172-192
Author(s):  
Žana Vaitkuvienė - Zimina ◽  
Ramutė Bruzgelevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Support System ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
School Practice

The article explores the ways to improve the pupil support system in school practice as part of the transition from integration to the inclusive education of pupils with special needs. The research question addresses the ways of improving the pupil support system in a school focused on inclusive education. Determining the ways of improving the pupil support system in school practice by promoting inclusive education following the case study of Verdenė Gymnasium in Visaginas can be described as the subject of the research. The objective of the research is to outline directions for improving the pupil support system in schools while focusing on the targets of inclusive education. The tasks of the research include: 1) analysing theoretical and operational guidelines provided in scientific literature and education guidance documents on the development of the pupil support system in inclusive schools; 2) determining the reasons why the current pupil support system in school needs improvement whenever the focus is placed on inclusive education; 3) drawing up guidelines for schools to help them upgrade the pupil support system based on inclusive education. Case study is used as the method of this research (Yin, 2003) focusing on an educational institution – gymnasium (grammar school). The choice of the case was determined by the distinctive character of the gymnasium: it delivers a broad range of curricula including an accredited secondary education programme (two years), two-part basic education programme (six years), primary education programme (four years) along with adapted and personalized programmes in primary and basic education and social skills development; it also provides the necessary support for pupils with a variety of special educational needs. The applied research methods include the analysis of written documents, a questionnaire survey and modelling. Units of analysis include national and school documents, teachers and other experts related to the case study schools and the research context. The theoretical and empirical study of the case established that: The implementation of the UNESCO proposed inclusive education concept is still a target to be achieved in the case study school. The school focuses on the types of pupil support established nationwide, which exclude children having special educational needs due to their exceptional abilities, nor do they place emphasis on the need for day to day teacher’s help, thus narrowing the scope of inclusive education. Pupil support in the case study school is institutionalised, its provision being entrusted to different bodies and structures. School documents by themselves postulate the philosophy of inclusive education; however, when it comes to education delivery, integration rather than inclusive education of SEN children tends to prevail in the school: pupils with SEN and gifted children are treated as homogeneous groups without highlighting the importance of the teacher’s help for all student groups in daily education process. The case study schools and other context schools delegate responsibility for inclusive education to SEN teachers and for the education of gifted children to other appointed teachers. The analysis of the research data leads to a conclusion that pupil support delivered by the case study schools is now in the phase of the deconstruction of special needs education and the formation of inclusive education; therefore, it needs improvement implementing inclusive education in line with the philosophy of togetherness and appreciation of diversity, which grants equal opportunities and respect for individuality.

Inclusive and Special Education Services in Rural Settings

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayanthi Narayan ◽  
Nibedita Patnaik
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

Education is a fundamental right of all children, including those with special educational needs. Efforts to achieve education for all has resulted in the focused attention of governments around the world, thereby improving the quality of education in schools and leading to dignified social status for students previously marginalized and/or denied admission to schools. This worldwide movement following various international conventions and mandates has resulted in local efforts to reach rural remote areas, with education provided by the government in most countries. Though there has been significant progress in reaching children, it has not been uniform. There are still many barriers for children in rural and tribal areas or in remote parts of the country that prevent them from receiving equitable education. The essence of inclusive education is to build the capacity to reach out to all children, thereby promoting equity. In the 1990s, special needs education was a focus, and integrating it into the overall educational system led to reforms in mainstream schools which resulted in inclusive education that addressed the diverse learning needs of children. How successful have we been in these efforts particularly in the remote and rural areas? There are various models and practices for special and inclusive education in rural and remote areas, but reaching children with special educational needs in such areas is still a challenge. Though there are schools in these areas, not all are sufficiently equipped to address the education of children with special needs. Furthermore, teachers working in rural areas in many countries are not adequately trained to teach those with special needs, nor are there the technological support systems that we find available in urban areas. Yet, interestingly, in some rural/tribal communities, the teachers are naturally at ease with children with diverse needs. The schools in such areas tend to have heterogeneous classes with one teacher providing instruction to combined groups at different grade levels. Evidence shows that rural teachers are less resistant to including children with special needs compared to urban teachers. Because of their homogeneous lifestyle, community supports in rural areas offer another supportive factor toward smooth inclusion. Though primary education is ensured in most rural and remote areas, children have to travel long distances to semi-urban/urban areas for secondary and higher education; such travel is further complicated when the child has a disability. In many rural areas, children with special needs tend to learn the traditional job skills naturally associated with that area, though such skills are not always blended into the school curriculum. Preparing teachers to provide education in rural areas with the latest technological developments and a focus on vocation is bound to make that education more meaningful and naturally inclusive.

Teamwork between class teachers and support teachers as the basis of inclusion—A case study in Romanian primary school education

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 328-335
Author(s):  
Alina Turculet ◽  
Mihaela Voinea
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
School Education ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Primary School Teachers

The purpose of this study is to identify how primary school teachers understand the importance of inclusive education and the benefits of the collaboration between the class teachers and the support teachers. In order to identify the social representations of primary school teachers regarding the cooperation with the support teachers, we have used a questionnaire-based inquiry. We have organised the data into a case study at the level of primary school education. The responses to the open questions offered by the investigated teachers allowed a dramaturgical approach to the roles and the responsibilities of the actors in special education. Our results enhance the benefits of integration of students with special educational needs in the conditions of a distributed responsibility between parents, class teachers and support teachers. Therefore, the qualitative analysis of the written responses of primary school teachers reveals the need of continuous training in aspects related to special educational needs. Keywords: Special educational needs, support teachers, primary school education.

scholarly journals Socialization of Young People with Special Educational Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-104
Author(s):  
Tеtiana Lunkina ◽  
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Julia Sizonenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Education Students

Annotation. Introduction. The unfavorable trend of disability in the world as a whole and in Ukraine in particular, necessitates solving the problems of access to education for children and youth with special needs, because a full life in society of people with disabilities is impossible without quality education and professional self-realization. Today, the education system for applicants with special educational needs is at a stage of inevitable change. Purpose. In the course of the research the essence and peculiarities of the development of inclusive education in Ukraine are considered. The advantages and disadvantages of including young people with special needs in the educational process are analyzed. The advantages of inclusion in the educational process both for young people with special needs and for typical applicants for higher education are substantiated. Results. A SWOT analysis of the socialization of young people with special educational needs was conducted. It is proposed to introduce measures to attract young people with special educational needs for their socialization, adaptation and integration into society. Conclusion. It has been proven that the problem of inclusive education is becoming more and more widespread every year, so higher education institutions need to respond immediately, developing mechanisms for attracting and further cooperation of young people with special needs. The practical value of the proposed ideas is: creating conditions for improving the competence of higher education students when working with people with disabilities; approbation of educational programs focused on training specialists with special needs; providing comprehensive and equitable quality education and encouraging lifelong learning opportunities for all. The socialization of young people with special educational needs will create conditions for effective work and interaction of higher education students with people with disabilities throughout the educational process. Keywords: inclusion; persons with disabilities; socialization; educational process; integration; institutions of higher education; tutor students.

scholarly journals Implementation of an individual educational route in inclusive practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 01019
Author(s):  
Oksana Titova ◽  
Margarita Bratkova ◽  
Olga Karanevskaya ◽  
Elena Gravitskaya ◽  
Irma Barbakadze
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Organization ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Inclusive Schools

There is currently a trend towards an increase in the number of children with special educational needs enrolled in inclusive schools. Thus, the number of children with special educational needs enrolled in inclusive schools is growing. This is caused both by significant changes in the legal regulatory framework, including the 2012 Federal Law on Education, the adoption of the Federal State Educational Standard of Primary General Education for Children with Special Needs, etc. and by the fact that in some regions the number of specialized schools is decreasing, inclusive education becomes a more affordable option for children with special education needs. School specialists, parents, and the public engage in an active dialogue about choosing the most efficient path for an educational route for special needs children, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of inclusive and special education. The design and implementation of an individual educational route, an individual curriculum is essential for children with special needs in terms of improving the quality of education and efficiently entering social life. The relevance of the study is determined by identifying the components that facilitate and complicate, hinder the development and implementation of an individual educational route for these children in an educational organization; the determination of the content of an individual educational route based on the current situation in a practical institution considering the requirements of inclusive education. The purpose of the study is to explore the problems of developing and implementing individual educational routes for children with special needs in the context of inclusion and to determine ways to solve these problems. The key methods of the study are a questionnaire and a structured interview. The empirical data confirms the assumption that the development and implementation of an individual educational route for children with special needs in an educational organization are problematic and inefficient for several reasons. The data obtained is new since similar research results have not been found in the open sources over the past five years.

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 ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larysa Kozibroda ◽  
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Oksana Lypchanko-Kovachyk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
German Speaking

The article aims at investigating, analyzing and summarizing the peculiarities of organization of education of schoolchildren with special needs in secondary schools of Germany, Austria, Switzerland. The authors describe the experience of the countries mentioned above. In particular, the national policy of German-speaking countries concerning the integration of people with special educational needs into common socio-educational environment has been considered, the provisions of state and regional regulations governing this process have been highlighted, as well as the key approaches to its organization and practical implementation have been described by the authors of the article under consideration. The study reveals general ideas and principles of education of children with special needs in secondary schools of Austria, Switzerland, Germany and highlights the specificity of their practical implementation at the legal level of these countries in general and throughout specific regions of each one, in particular. In the process of the analysis the following methods have been applied: description, generalization, comparison and systematization of psycho-pedagogical, didactic and methodological researches. The authors reveal the specific features of the implementation of policies in the field of inclusive schooling, which had been implemented by the governments of developed countries: coverage of all children, despite individual differences or difficulties; adoption of the principle of inclusive education in the form of a law or a political declaration; development of demonstration projects and encouragement of exchange of experience with other countries; creation of decentralized and joint mechanisms for planning, monitoring and evaluation of educational services for children and adults with special educational needs; encouraging the participation of parents, communities and organizations of persons with disabilities in the planning and decision-making processes to meet special educational needs; efforts to develop strategies for early identification of such needs, as well as professional aspects of inclusive education; ensuring of the establishment and implementation of teacher training programs to provide education for people with special educational needs in public schools. It has been concluded that the integration of people with special educational needs into the academic environment of public school involves the recognition and consideration of different opportunities and needs of students, providing different types and rates of learning according to students’ abilities, implementing the appropriate organizational structure, teaching and educational strategies, providing necessary additional assistance and support.

scholarly journals SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC DEFINITION “CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS”

2020 ◽  
Vol 9(103) (9(103)) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
Larysa Kozibroda ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Homeless Children ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Physically Challenged

he article aims at investigation of approaches towards the scientific definition of notion “children with special needs”. The semantic analysis of scientific notions of “needs”, “special educational needs”, have revealed the essence and content of approaches of researchers to the interpretation of the notion “children with special educational needs”; information about inclusion and inclusive approach in the context of socialization has been systemized. It has been proved, that the notion “people with special educational needs” can be applied to those children, who need extra additional recourses in the process of being educated. This notion includes a great variety of children (gifted children, children with mental and physical disabilities, physically challenged children, homeless children, orphans).

scholarly journals COMPLEX ADAPTATION OF THE METHODICAL SYSTEM OF TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO STUDENTS IN INCLUSIVE GROUPS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (191) ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
Оlena Kosovets ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Adaptive Competencies

In the article the author focuses on the problem of complex adaptation of the methodical system of teaching computer science to students in the conditions of inclusive education. The pedagogical experiment was conducted from 2013-2019. in four stages: theoretical-analytical, diagnostic-search, experimental and generalizing. At the theoretical and analytical stage of the pedagogical experiment, a theoretical analysis of scientific and methodological, psychological and pedagogical and educational literature on the research problem was conducted; actualization of the posed problems; Methods of theoretical and experimental research, as well as criteria and indicators of the formation of compensatory-adaptive competencies of students with special educational needs have been developed. At the diagnostic and search stage the analysis of components of methodical system of training of computer science in the course of professional training of pupils with special needs in inclusive classes is carried out, the empirical material is collected; diagnostic methods of research are developed and the statement check of pedagogical experiment is carried out. A list of compensatory-adaptive competencies that affect the quality of computer science studies by students with special educational needs has been formed. The purposes, the maintenance, methods, means and forms of the organization of educational process, a technique of their use in the course of training of computer science of pupils with special needs in establishments of professional education in the conditions of inclusion are investigated. Technical means and special software have been selected, a method of their use has been developed to support computer science education for students with visual impairments, students with hearing impairments and students with musculoskeletal disorders. At the experimental stage, the effectiveness of the adapted methodological system of teaching computer science to students of vocational education institutions in the conditions of inclusion was confirmed and a formative check of the pedagogical experiment was carried out. At the generalizing stage of pedagogical experiment it is substantiated that adaptation of components of methodical system of training of computer science of pupils with special educational needs according to values ​​and principles of inclusive education, promotes formation and development of the creative personality, the skilled and competitive expert.

scholarly journals GIFTED CHILD AS A PERSONALITY WITH SGIFTED CHILD AS A PERSONALITY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Olena Demchenko ◽  
Olga Zaitseva
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Gifted Child ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Important Group ◽  
School Practice ◽  
Educational Establishment ◽  
The Status ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level

The article deals with the contradiction between the recognition of gifted children in the theoretical discourse as a category of persons with special educational needs, on the one hand, and the low level of their involvement in the inclusive educational environment at school practice, on the other. The necessity of providing talented individuals the status of an important group of atypical children, whose capabilities disclosing is complicated by the disharmonious type of mental development, high level of claims, a number of social and psychological problems is grounded. The needs and problems of gifted children and the system of social and pedagogical work, aimed forming their subjectivity in terms of inclusive education are defined.

scholarly journals The Right to Education for Learners with Special Educational Needs in Lithuanian Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-255
Author(s):  
Aušrinė Pasvenskienė ◽  
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Milda Žaliauskaitė ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
The Right

This article considers the implementation of the right to higher education for learners with special needs in Lithuania. Although this right is guaranteed by various international documents and national legal acts, the main responsibility to ensure equality in higher education for all learners is embedded in the discretion of higher education institutions. The aim of this article is to analyse Lithuanian legal regulation regarding inclusion of students with special needs into higher education institutions and to evaluate Lithuanian university policies, as institutional documents, concerning students with special educational needs. A brief overview and comparison of all Lithuanian HEI policies illustrates the institutional approach towards educating students with SEN and the level of attentiveness to realization of their right to education. The research also considers pivotal challenges of ensuring inclusive education for those students as well as presents recommendations to address these challenges.

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