scholarly journals Desafios institucionais à inclusão de estudantes com Necessidades Educativas Especiais no Ensino Superior

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Leonor Borges ◽  
Maria Helena Martins ◽  
Emilio Lucio-Villegas ◽  
Teresa Gonçalves

Com base nos pressupostos da educação inclusiva e crescente democratização do ensino superior temos vindo a verificar a progressiva abertura da universidade a diversas minorias, nomeadamente estudantes com Necessidades Educativas Especiais (NEE). Constata-se que ainda há pouco conhecimento sobre o tema da diversidade e inclusão entre docentes e estudantes, em geral, sendo que os serviços institucionais de apoio aos estudantes com NEE existentes carecem de eficácia em diversos níveis, nomeadamente ao nível das atitudes dos docentes e pessoal não-docente. O que pensam estes atores institucionais sobre a inclusão destes estudantes? Proporcionam as universidades as condições adequadas a esta minoria estudantil? Através de um estudo de caso na Universidade do Algarve, pretendeu-se analisar as conceções e atitudes dos docentes e pessoal nãodocente face à inclusão dos estudantes com NEE no Ensino Superior. Pretendeu-se ainda conhecer quais os desafios que estes atores institucionais assinalam no âmbito da inclusão. Tendo por referência os seus testemunhos, constata-se que, apesar do esforço da instituição em análise, continuam a existir áreas que necessitam de um maior investimento, desde a remoção das barreiras arquitetónicas, ao desenvolvimento de atitudes mais inclusivas da comunidade académica, passando por práticas de ensino aprendizagem e de avaliação, que assegurem a igualdade e equidade.Palavras-chave: Educação Inclusiva; Necessidades Educativas Especiais; Ensino Superior ABSTRACTBased on assumptions of inclusive education and increasing democratization of higher education, the university has been progressively opening up to various minorities, including students with Special Educational Needs (SEN). There is still little knowledge on the subject of diversity and inclusion among teachers and students, in general. Institutional support services to students with SEN need improvement at various levels, namely in terms of the attitudes of teachers and non-teaching staff. What do these institutional actors think about the inclusion of these students? Do the universities provide appropriate conditions to this minority student group? In order to address this issue, we present the results of a study, at the University of Algarve, that aimed to analyze the concepts and attitudes of teachers and non-teaching staff in view of the inclusion of students with SEN in higher education. It was also intended to understand what challenges these institutional actors point out in a context of inclusion. The results presented, with reference to the testimonies of several institutional actors, reveal that, despite the efforts made by the institution, there are still many areas that need more investment: the architectural barriers, the development of more inclusive attitudes of the academic community, teachinglearning practices, and evaluation to ensure equal and fair treatment.Keywords: Inclusive Education; Special Educational Needs; Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Alba Guadalupe Yépez Moreno ◽  
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Marcelo Remigio Castillo Bustos ◽  

This paper presents the description of the students perceptions of the Central University of Ecuador regarding the inclusive education in the university context. The data collection was carried out through the analysis of 10 life histories of students with special educational needs associated with disabilities and situations of vulnerability, and 48 interviews applied to two students of each faculty of the aforementioned institution. The data was analyzed with Atlas Ti software. 8.0. The results reveal that in the research context there has been an important integration of students with special educational needs associated or not with disability. However, due to inherent limitations of policies, cultures and inclusive practices; socio-educational relationships and interrelationships are generally fragmented, traditional and homogenizing, same that with a view to a supposed regularity, in practice, are highly exclusive. The researchers affirm that their interests, motivations and needs are met in a limited way in the university context. Since the curriculum is inflexible and the physical facilities are not very accessible, they have to adapt to contexts and processes by making immeasurable efforts. Keywords: inclusive education, inclusive policies, inclusive cultures, inclusive practices, higher education.


Author(s):  
Marylin Figueroa Cruz ◽  
Gretel Vázquez Zubizarreta ◽  
Ivette Méndez Forns ◽  
María Jackeline Langarano Delá ◽  
Carlos Andres Loyola Romero

The attention to special educational needs (SEN), in and from the university context, promotes the inclusion in all areas of life, the development of a fair and equitable society, and the functions of the university fulfillment as a radiator of influences in the national and foreign environment. Based on this premise, three experiences from different universities that applied technological possibilities in the visibility, awareness, intervention, and satisfaction of SEN are presented in the chapter. It also examines how these practices have benefited the functions achievement of these higher education institutions, the development of the academic digital brand, and university positioning.


Author(s):  
Tetyana Shapovalova

The article describes the prerequisites for the creation and implementation of an inclusive educational environment in higher education settings in Ukraine. Contradictions have been identified between the legal framework governing higher education for students with special educational needs and the lack of appropriate physical and psychological conditions for the realization of the right to education, and the contradiction between the existence of a tendency to integrate the educational process and the need to individualize the educational process. It is determined that the state of development of inclusive education in Ukraine is characterized by insufficient development of both social and acmeological mechanisms of interaction of key figures of the educational process. The types of inclusive education implemented by higher education institutions are described. The experience of implementation of inclusive educational policy at Lviv Polytechnic National University and the University "Ukraine" is considered. The author's development of the model of acmeological interaction of participants of the inclusive process in the inclusive educational environment is presented, and the criteria and indicators of evaluation of the interaction of the participants of the inclusive process in the inclusive educational environment are explained. It was found that a serious obstacle to the introduction of inclusive higher education in Ukraine is the lack of financial capacity of universities: there is no equipped environment, there are no special programs aimed at such education. Conclusions are made regarding the importance of acmeological interaction of participants in the inclusive process in an inclusive educational environment, which is not only to improve the situation of students with special educational needs but also to create positive aspects of social development in general.


Author(s):  
Olena Kolosova ◽  
Anna Hilya ◽  
Irina Sarancha

In the article, the authors analyzed the research on the problem of preparing the future preschool teachers for professional activities in an inclusive education. The barriers to the implementation of inclusive education in the practice of general education institutions have been identified. The conditions and ways to overcome obstacles and difficulties in the solving the problems of inclusion are highlighted. Attention is focused on the importance of the forming the professional and personal qualities of the future preschool teachers, required for working with children with special educational needs. It is proved that for effective implementation of the inclusive education in the practice of general education institutions by the future preschool teachers it should make some changes to the methodology of the organization of the educational process of the university in the process of their preparing. A number of tasks aimed at the preparing future preschool teachers for the professional activities in the inclusive education have been identified.  


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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-198
Author(s):  
B. Baimenova ◽  
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S. Zhubakova ◽  
B. Kiyassova ◽  
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...  

The development of inclusive education in Kazakhstan determines the renewal and improvement of approaches to the training and professional activities of teachers. Inclusive education involves co-education of healthy normally developing children and children with special educational needs. Children with special educational needs in the international classification are defined as children who experience constant difficulties in obtaining education due to: limited development opportunities – hearing, vision, speech disorders; behavioral and emotional problems; environmental factors – economic, social, cultural, the state of thematic health. The inclusion of children with special educational needs in General education organizations requires a change in approaches to education and the implementation of the pedagogical process. This, of course, increases the requirements for the competence of teaching staff. A special place among them is occupied by such a young profession as a social teacher. Its role is huge in the integral pedagogical process of the school, since one of the most important tasks of inclusive education is the full socialization of children with special educational needs. The article reveals the features of psychological and pedagogical competence of a social teacher as an important participant in the educational inclusive process. The authors offer indicators of a high level of psychological and pedagogical competence of a specialist.


Author(s):  
Olena Mykolayivna Vasylenko

The article examines the causes of conflicts in inclusive student groups and means of their prevention. It has been found that the success of inclusive education in higher education institutions mainly depends on interpersonal relationships in inclusive student groups. This is due to the fact that communicating with each other, students with special educational needs acquire skills of social interaction, widen the range of their social roles, learn more about their own personality. However, the peculiarities of moral attitudes, values, behavior, features of the emotional and volitional sphere development, cognitive processes of students with special educational needs lead to conflict situations in inclusive student groups. To determine the causes of conflicts in inclusive student groups, a diagnostic study was conducted among the full-time and part-time students with special educational needs of Khmelnytsky National University. The results of the diagnosis showed that main causes of conflicts in inclusive student groups are the following socio-psychological characteristics of students with special educational needs: low level of self-esteem due to which they get painful experiences because of critical remarks addressed to them, try to adapt to other people's opinions, have low motivation for achievement, feel lonely and anxious; low ability to establish new contacts for communication, low level of sociability; the desire to avoid conflict or to get out of it with dignity accepting the opinions and interests of others without seeking compromise solutions. Taking this into consideration, we have developed and substantiated conflict prevention tools for inclusive student groups that can help students with special educational needs to interact effectively with other students while studying at higher education institution.


2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
B.D. Kairbekova ◽  
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A.T. Tashimova ◽  
A.T. Kabbasova ◽  
A.U. Mukhamedzhanova ◽  
...  

Modern theoretical directions in the field of special (correctional) pedagogy allowed us to study the content and technologies of teachers' readiness for correctional and pedagogical activity in the educational process. The priority in teaching children with special educational needs is the introduction of inclusive education into the school system, which is part of general secondary education and includes its accessibility. The main issue in the complex of studies related to vocational education is the readiness of teaching staff to work with children in inclusive education. Today, the necessary reforms in the field of inclusive education in Kazakhstan have a humanistic orientation. Special attention is paid to the education of these children. Monitoring of education reforms in Kazakhstan has revealed persistent negative trends in the physical and mental health of children of all ages. The priority in teaching children with special educational needs is the introduction of inclusive education into the school system, which is part of general secondary education and includes its accessibility. The main issue in the complex of studies related to vocational education is the readiness of teaching staff to work with children in inclusive education. Purpose: to use the experience of special and integrated education as a technological experience of psychological and pedagogical support of participants in the inclusive educational process. Methods: we used technological maps (created by a teacher for a student), methods of cooperation and methods of joint group learning, methods of mutual learning, method of psychological comfort, methods of teaching social skills, adaptive technologies, accessible digital media, additional communication technologies, technologies for special training and development techniques and methods of "barrier-free environment" ramps, single-storey schools, the introduction of sign language translators, etc. The results, their significance: Our research has shown at the moment that there is also a positive attitude towards access to education for children with special educational needs who have difficulties with motor skills, as well as hearing, speech or vision. The analysis showed that children with musculoskeletal disorders find quick contact with the environment (12,4 %), as well as children with intellectual disabilities - with mental retardation (12,9 %). Hearing and visual impairments are rare among respondents (9,1 %), more children with external impairments (40.5). Thus, 70% of respondents learned about the problem of disability of their children. Only a third of the students at the school had experience and access to communication with a disabled child, who, in our opinion, is not familiar with institutional constraints, especially in the education system.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asimina Riga ◽  
Vasiliki Ioannidi ◽  
Nikolaos Papayiannis

<p>The present paper intends to report and analyze ongoing practices and policies with respect to the inclusion of Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and/or disabilities into Higher Education in Greece. To achieve this goal, the researchers systematically searched the current literature sources to find out the extent to and the ways in which European priorities set by article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of Inclusion of Persons with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities, have been advocated by Greek educational policy within the Higher Education context. Actually, the literature review demonstrates the existing law framework of the Greek national and local policy whose purpose is to promote the development and implementation of digitally assisted services which ought to take into consideration the needs of students with learning disabilities and comply with the international strides calling for a broader inclusive education. The results of this review showed that Greek universities have endeavored to respond successfully to the Greek legislation’s mandates and to fully address anti-discriminatory practice. However, more adjustments and decisive progress steps have to be made in relation to the curriculum and to teachers’ professional training to ensure all students’ inclusion.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0606/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>


Educatia 21 ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
Pavelina Pîrciu ◽  
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Lavinia-Maria Nițulescu ◽  
Gianina-Cătălina Clavac-Prodan ◽  
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...  

Communication in the online environment represents a real evolution for the whole society, hence for the educational system but because the whole change took place in a short span of time, the education has faced an unencountered challenge up to now. Component of the informational society, the educational dynamic and open system promotes nowadays ways of achieving the instructional educational process, offering to the teacher a multitude of organisational and functional variants. However, in the case of children with special educational needs, there are many barriers in the way of achieving their right to education in the virtual space. The present study consisted of achieving an inquiry-based questionnaire, applied to the teaching staff who works in inclusive education centres and to those who have students with different deficiencies and special educational needs in their class. The results of the study highlight both the difficulties and the opportunities of achieving a didactic activity in the online environment for students with special educational needs.


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