scholarly journals INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: IMPLEMENTATION WITH EFFECTIVENESS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swati Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Learner Centred Learning ◽  
Present World

The research paper is an attempt to dwell mainly upon Inclusive Education and effective ways to bridge the gap between the abled and differently abled in the same premises/classroom. In the present world, children learn by hit and trial, imitation and many other different ways. Each child is unique and learning index depends upon child’s interests, experiential learning, prior knowledge and child’s response to them. Conventional modes of teaching are therefore witnessing a paradigm shift. Creativity, communication, and learner centred learning are need of the hour. To be in line with the demands, teachers need to comprehend, create and provide spaces to children at right opportune so that learning becomes joyful. This not only holds true for the able children but also for the differently abled. The gap has been bridged a little by what is called inclusive approach to education. It ensures that all children receive the opportunity of being a part of the same classroom with peers; and in the process get the opportunity to learn the curriculum to their optimal potential

Theoretical and Methodological Elements of an Inclusive Approach to Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
Antonello Mura ◽  
Antioco Luigi Zurru ◽  
Ilaria Tatulli
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Inclusive Learning ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Slow Evolution ◽  
Methodological Principles

The educative experience of people with disability leads the inter­na­tio­nal debate towards the value of inclusive learning contexts. Nonetheless, the theoretical and methodological principles of an inclusive education approach have to be outlined. Data collected using explorative questionnaires during a five-years survey in an Italian region's schools show a slow evolution of the scholastic context. From the perspective of Special Pedagogy, the qualitative investigation on three macro-dimensions (the diversity perception, the didactic and methodological means, the wellbeing of pupils) reveals an emerging development of solid awareness among teachers. Findings confirm that the inclusion processes at school are attainable only throughout a series of clear methodological elements: 1) a valorising attitude towards diversity; 2) an orienting learning process; 3) a plural and flexible use of both methodologies and strategies; 4) a collaborative work environment; 5) a continuous training process; 6) a deontological approach. These are the principles that allow teachers to support each student in the manifold itineraries of identity fulfilment, encouraging pupils to express their needs and to develop their abilities in a welcoming and participative context.

Experiential Learning in Graduate Archival Education at the University of Botswana

Mousaion ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olefhile Mosweu
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Archival Theory ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
The Real ◽  
The University

Most curriculum components of archival graduate programmes consist of contextual knowledge, archival knowledge, complementary knowledge, practicum, and scholarly research. The practicum, now commonly known as experiential learning in the global hub, is now widely accepted in library and information studies (LIS) education as necessary and important. It is through experiential learning that, over and above the theoretical aspects of a profession, students are provided with the opportunity to learn by doing in a workplace environment. The University of Botswana’s Master’s in Archives and Records Management (MARM) programme has a six weeks experiential learning programme whose purpose is to expose prospective archivists and/or records managers to the real archival world in terms of practice as informed by archival theory. The main objective of the study was to determine the extent to which the University of Botswana’s experiential learning component exposes students to real-life archival work to put into practice theoretical aspects learnt in the classroom as intended by the university guidelines. This study adopted a qualitative research design and collected data through interviews from participants selected through purposive and snowball sampling strategies. Documentary review supplemented the interviews. The data collected were analysed thematically in line with research objectives. The study determined that experiential learning does indeed expose students to the real world of work. It thus helps to bridge the gap between archival theory and practice for students without archives and records management work experience. For those with prior archival experience, experiential learning does not add value. This study recommends that students with prior archives and records management experience should rather, as an alternative to experiential learning, undertake supervised research, and write a research essay in a chosen thematic area in archives and records management.

scholarly journals Digitalization and Inclusive Education: Common Ground

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Z. Akhmetova ◽  
T. S. Artyukhina ◽  
M. R. Bikbayeva ◽  
I. A. Sakhnova ◽  
M. A. Suchkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Routine Work ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Main Thing

The article addresses the issues related to digitalization in education and in this context – using of its achievements in the inclusive education.The authors analyze the implementation of digital technologies in the educational system, the benefits and risks of digitalization. The most important advantage of digitalization is its applicability in the system of inclusive education. The common ground between the inclusive approach and the use of digital technologies in the education of people with disabilities is studied. Digitalization in the modern world also influences on the civic engagement. In addition, digital citizenship makes it possible to develop professional competencies, ethical standards of culture among the young generation, in particular, among people with disabilities.In this article, the authors study the development of psychological, pedagogical, and communicative competencies of pedagogues required in inclusive education. The approaches to the organization of advanced training for teachers in professional educational institutions are shown.Digital educational technologies have undoubted benefits. If these technologies are used correctly in educational activities, they can help pedagogues to exempt from routine work, and to facilitate the fulfillment of educational tasks for children with disabilities. In order to do this, the entire process of digitalization and the use of artificial intelligence must be mastered. The main thing is to remember that “person” should be in the center of attention during the process of digitalization of socio-political processes.

scholarly journals How Inclusive Interactive Learning Environments Benefit Students Without Special Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Molina Roldán ◽  
Jesús Marauri ◽  
Adriana Aubert ◽  
Ramon Flecha
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Interactive Learning Environments ◽  
Cognitive Effort ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
The Impact

Growing evidence in recent years has led to an agreement on the importance and benefits that inclusive education has for students with special educational needs (SEN). However, the extension and universalization of an inclusive approach will also be enhanced with more evidence on the benefits that inclusion has for all students, including those without SEN. Based on the existing knowledge that learning interactions among diverse students are a key component of educational inclusion, the aim of this study is to identify the impact on students without SEN of being educated with students with SEN in shared, inclusive, interactive learning environments. Data were collected in three schools using a qualitative approach with a communicative orientation. Semistructured interviews were held with teachers as well as community volunteers participating in the schools. Further, focus groups were conducted with students and teachers. The results show that students without SEN benefit from participating in interactive learning activities with peers with SEN in different ways: (1) they learn to respect others, accept differences, and acknowledge different abilities, thereby creating opportunities for new friendships to develop; (2) they learn about abilities related to helping others participate and learn, to be patient and to gain the satisfaction in helping others learn and behave better; and (3) they benefit from the cognitive effort required to explain themselves and from the contributions of peers with SEN from which they can learn.

scholarly journals Experiential Learning in Action: A Collaborative Inquiry

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexios Brailas ◽  
Stella-Maria Avani ◽  
Christina Gkini ◽  
Maria-Afroditi Deilogkou ◽  
Konstantinos Koskinas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Practice Activity ◽  
The Given ◽  
Reflection On Practice

In this paper, we describe a case study of an undergraduate course on research methodology, in which lecture was reduced to a minimum and replaced with experiential learning activities. The course design was project-based and spiraled through four phases: a mini-lecture on a given research method, an “early practice” activity, and “reflection on practice” tutor-guided small group collaborations which led to deeper understanding of the given research method. This particular course design constitutes a paradigm shift in comparison to the predominant in Greek higher education didactic pedagogical model. How this paradigm shift was received and experienced by the participating students? In order to get rich insights into the lived experiences of the participants (N=15), we adopted a blended qualitative research approach: thematic analysis combined with students’ critical reflections on their experience, aiming to produce a thick description of our intervention. The course design and implementation positioned students and their tutors as knowledgeable actors able to contribute research insights through their transactions.

scholarly journals MEANS OF FORMING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IN THE DESIGN OF THE INCLUSIVE SPACE OF THE SCHOOL

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ksenia Katrichenko ◽  
◽  
Svitlana Kryvuts ◽  
Olena Vasina ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Inclusive Design ◽  
Analysis Of Means ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Characteristic Features

The article is devoted to the analysis of means of formation of information and communication systems taking into account inclusive design. The constant development of innovative project developments in this direction indicates a change in conceptual approaches to their design and the urgency of changing the paradigm of inclusive education, which takes into account accessibility and safety for all students without exception. The system approach allowed to establish connections between the ergonomic component of the formation of the design of information and communication systems, their functionality and aesthetic expressiveness. The method of abstraction helped separate from certain properties and relations of the object and at the same time focus on those properties that are the direct object of scientific research; the method of generalization contributed to the logical completion of abstraction; the method of classification allowed to determine the specific characteristics in solving the problems of the best examples of project activities with the possibility of their theoretical justification. The social significance and relevance of the chosen research topic lies in the analysis and identification of fundamentally new design solutions for the educational space of secondary schools, which have been implemented in foreign countries. Characteristic features of their solution are taking into account the principles of universal (inclusive) design based on the use of technological innovations, availability of spatial planning, design and artistic solutions, which significantly improve the implementation of information and communication systems. Functional comfort, in this case, is considered as a generalized criterion for optimizing the system "human-object or process-environment". In addition, the inclusive approach takes into account the comfortable and aesthetic conditions of students' adaptation to the new modern standards of education and testifies to its practical significance. It is a special synthesis of ergonomics and design in the educational environment, and also allows you to create new "scenarios" of educational activities of modern students. Analysis of aspects of the developed design model of an inclusive approach in solving information and communication systems will help initiate its implementation in the educational space of secondary schools of Ukraine.

scholarly journals Konsep Dasar Pendidikan Islam Inklusif : Studi Tentang Inklusivitas Islam Sebagai Pijakan Pengembangan Pendidikan Islam Inklusif

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Purnomo Purnomo ◽  
Putri Irma Solikhah
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Religious Learning ◽  
Presidential Decree ◽  
Truth Claims

The paradigm shift in the inclusive Islamic education curriculum is an essential part of Presidential Decree No. 7 of 2021. There is a tendency for religious learning to be normative-indoctrinative and lead to truth claims, raising suspicions that religious education contributes to the generation of extreme views. PPIM UIN Jakarta research shows that the PAI curriculum is still ambiguous on the issue of tolerance, and there is a tendency for PAI teachers to have an intolerance opinion towards minorities by 34%, and towards adherents of other religions by 29%. This study discusses the concept of inclusive education in Islam, the urgency of inclusive Islamic education, and the paradigm shift from exclusive to inclusive. This research is a literature study with a rationalistic approach. Data analysis uses reflective thinking logically to interpret the inclusive values of Islamic education and reflect them into strategic steps to answer the challenge of exclusivity. This study shows that Islam carries an inclusive spirit characterized by terminologies such as at-ta'arruf, at-tasammuh, at-tawassuth, and at-ta'awun. The urgency of inclusive Islamic education is intended so that the character of inclusive Islam is truly taught in learning. To change the paradigm of Islamic education from exclusive to inclusive, improvements are needed in curriculum elements, educators, and learning strategies.

Assessment of Challenges of Teaching and Learning Computer Programming in Tanzanian Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Baraka M. Kagombe ◽  
Michael P. J. Mahenge ◽  
Sotco Claudius Komba ◽  
Safari Timothy Mafu ◽  
Camilius Aloyce Sanga
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Computer Programming ◽  
Experiential Learning Theory ◽  
The University

This chapter emanates from a study which sought to investigate challenges of teaching and learning computer programming in higher education. The study was conducted at Sokoine University of Agriculture. The study had three specific objectives: first, to identify learners' prior knowledge on computer programming at the time of joining the university; second, to investigate learners' self-efficacy in computer programming course; the third objective was to evaluate the learning styles used by learners in the computer programming course. The study adopted a quantitative research method, grounded in experiential learning theory. The data was collected from respondents using questionnaires and the analysis of the data was done using statistical software. The findings indicate that inadequate computer laboratories, lack of competent staff in ICT-based instructional design, inadequate teaching and learning materials, and students' lack of prior knowledge on computer programming at the time of joining the university are the main challenges.

scholarly journals Functional Nature of Life-long Learning in Raising Living Standard in Inclusive Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 12002
Author(s):  
M.A. Isaikina ◽  
E.A. Maksimova ◽  
E.V. Martynova ◽  
N.V. Shelyakhina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Inclusive Approach

The structural-functional analysis of the socio-cultural peculiarities of implementing inclusive policy in educational process in Russia is carried out. The issues of the inclusive approach introduction in higher education are touched upon. The main indicators of the living standard in the country including the level and accessibility of education are listed, interrelation of the living standard and quality of education are emphasized. The history of development and the difficulties of implementing inclusive education in Russia are considered. In particular, the historical, organizational, content and socio-economic peculiarities of inclusive education development in Russia are conceptualized. The importance of the inclusion being one of the main principles of the modern society is underlined. The main reasons for the difficulties in implementing inclusive education in Russia are indicated. Some of them are the lack of the necessary theoretical and methodological research as well as material and technical support. One of the main objectives in the implementation of inclusive education is a special organization of educational process including social integration and psychological adaptation of students with disabilities. A special role is given to the teacher who should be able to organize the educational process effectively providing equal opportunities for all its participants. In conclusion, possible solutions of the problems connecting with implementing an inclusive approach in higher education in Russia are outlined taking into account the peculiarities of its development.

Diversity and Inclusion and Special Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Forlin ◽  
Dianne Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
New Era ◽  
Regular School ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Inclusive Approach

Special education has undergone continued transformation since societies began to provide an increasing number of specialized, segregated facilities for children with like needs during the 20th century. Since then, there has been a worldwide movement against a segregated approach and toward greater inclusion of students with disabilities into regular schools. The provision of a dual special education and regular school system, nevertheless, remains in existence, even though there has been a strong emphasis on a more inclusive approach since the latter half of the 20th century. As regular schools become more inclusive and teachers more capable of providing appropriate modifications for most students with learning needs, simultaneously there has been an increase in the number of students whose needs are so severe that schools have not been able to accommodate them. While these children and youth have special needs, they are invariably not related to an identified disability but fall more into a category of diversity. In particular, students who are excluded from schools due to severe infringements, those who are disenfranchised from school and refuse to attend, and those with severe emotional, behavioral, or mental health issues are not being serviced by the existing dual system. For these students neither existing special schools that cater to students with disabilities nor regular inclusive schools provide an appropriate education. The provision of a complementary and alternatively focused education to cater to the specific needs of these marginalized students seems to be developing to ensure sustainability of education and to prepare these new groups of students for inclusion into society upon leaving school. This tripartite approach highlights a new era in the movement toward a sustainable, inclusive education system that caters to the needs of all students and specifically those with the most challenging and diverse requirements.

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