BARRIERS IN POLISH INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THE OPINION OF STUDENTS' PARENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Author(s):  
Agnieszka Lewicka-Zelent ◽  
Dorota Chimicz

The principles of inclusive education have been orientating the ways of working with children and young people with special educational needs for many years. Nevertheless, it is difficult to change the process of modifying the teachers’ thinking about a student with disabilities or deficits in the aspect of teaching him in a state school. In 2017, legal acts in Poland were modified to provide psychological and pedagogical assistance to pupils with special educational needs. However, the Ombudsman for Children received many letters from parents of students who gave examples of violations of their rights at school. Therefore, in 2018 a survey was conducted among parents on the difficulties encountered by their children while studying at school. The research results revealed some irregularities both in the aspect of teaching methods which were applied to children and the cooperation of teachers with parents and other specialists. On this basis, it was possible to identify barriers to inclusive education in Polish schools.

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Iwona Myśliwczyk

In the field of education we observe many positive changes in equalising educational opportunities for children and young people with disabilities. The most important changes have led to the inclusive paradigm which posits education of disabled children together with children with special educational needs. The article deals with issues related to educational inclusion, variously understood by parents of disabled children. Parents experiencing the disability of their children tend to normalize their lives, including education in a mainstream kindergarten. When talking about their children’s education, they unveiled personal meanings given to this event, showed their individual truths and the reality they experience. The stories they told were given a subjective meaning, which from their perspective is important and shapes their being.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-104
Author(s):  
Tеtiana Lunkina ◽  
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Julia Sizonenko ◽  

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.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Steinmetz ◽  
Michael Wrase ◽  
Marcel Helbig ◽  
Ina Döttinger

The study examines the current state of implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilites (CRPD) with regard to the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools in the German states. It provides a comprehensive structural analysis of this area. Article 24 of the convention obliges the signatory states to guarantee an inclusive education system at all levels. In order to examine the extent to which the German states (Länder) implement this requirement in law and practice in their school systems, empirically measurable indicators were formed on the basis of the provisions of the CRPD. Even more than 10 years after ratification of the CRPD, the majority of the German states still face major challenges. Only a few German states are currently undergoing a process of transformation, which is why the majority of children and young people with special educational needs continue to be trained in special and segregated structures.


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