De-Linking the Elementary Curriculum from the Colonizing Forces of Ableism

What does it mean to teach and learn about becoming human amidst disability and race in the elementary school classroom? This broad question guides my conceptual paper here in a manner that focuses on the fruitful possibilities at the intersections between the fields of disability studies and decolonial studies. The first part of this paper intends to explore how the concepts of “dysconscious racism” (King, 1991, p. 133) and “dysconscious ableism” (Broderick and Lalvani, 2017, p. 894) are useful tools through which to conduct an analysis of how our education system remains rooted in the practices of exclusion and/or conditional inclusion that continue to valorize a subjective self steeped in western colonial logics. Through decolonial studies and Global South disability studies, the second portion of this paper seeks to question the limits of strategies of resistance that reinforce western-centric conceptions of the self while also making a case for interdependence.

The psychological climate of the classroom with students with disabilities: assessment diagnostics and ways to optimize interpersonal relationships

Актуальность статьи обусловлена необходимостью формирования в каждом классе с обучающимися с ограниченными возможностями здоровья благоприятного психологического климата. Цель настоящего исследования заключается в выявлении особенностей диагностики психологического климата школьного коллектива, в котором обучаются дети с ОВЗ. В статье проводится анализ полученных результатов интервью, определяющих отношения в инклюзивном классе; особенности взаимоотношений ребенка с ОВЗ в классном коллективе; деятельность учителей по формированию психологического климата школьного класса с обучающимися с ОВЗ. Выявлены трудности диагностики психологического климата класса с обучающимися с ОВЗ. Авторами предложены виды психолого-педагогической работы, направленные на оптимизацию межличностных отношений в школьном классе, в котором обучаются дети с ОВЗ. Статья предназначена для работников системы образования, исследователей. The relevance of the article is due to the need to form a favorable psychological climate in each class with students with disabilities. The purpose of this study is to identify the features of the diagnosis of the psychological climate of the school team in which children with disabilities study. The article analyzes the results of interviews that determine the relationship in an inclusive classroom; the features of the relationship of a child with disabilities in the classroom; the activities of teachers to form the psychological climate of the school class with students with disabilities. The difficulties of diagnosing the psychological climate of a class with students with disabilities are revealed. The authors propose the types of psychological and pedagogical work aimed at optimizing interpersonal relationships in the school classroom in which children with disabilities study. The article is intended for employees of the education system, researchers.