scholarly journals Inclusive University Classrooms the importance of faculty training

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Morgado ◽  
Noelia Melero ◽  
Víctor Molina ◽  
María Dolores Cortés-Vega
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Faculty Training ◽  
University Life ◽  
Narrative Methodology ◽  
The University ◽  
University Classrooms ◽  
Depth Interviews

The presence of students with disabilities in the universities is increasing. Faculty need to be trained in order to attend these students and with the objective to offer and inclusice education. The aim of this communication is to identify, describe and explain the barriers and aids that students with disabilities experience in university classroom. Forty four students with disabilitis participated in the research. A biographical narrative methodology was used. The university-life histories of the students were complied by making use of in-depth interviews, lifelines and photographs. Results indicate the important of faculty training in matters concerning disabilities and new technologies, informing to the faculty of the presence of students with disabilities in their classroom,  the existence of a specific service to support the faculty and the important of iimproving a positive attitude toward the disability. These results are dicussed in line with other studies. Recommendations are maded according to inclusive education and offering keys to universities to provide training plans leading to inclusive education and learning.

University of Zululand Library and Inclusive Education: Responding to the Needs of Students with Disabilities

Mousaion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Eneya ◽  
Dennis N. Ocholla ◽  
Bertha Janneke Mostert
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Disability Policy ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Education Agenda ◽  
The University

This paper investigates the University of Zululand Library’s response to the university’s inclusive education agenda with respect to the accessibility of library services to students with disabilities. This was a qualitative study within the interpretive paradigm that used Michael Oliver’s social model of disability as an underpinning theory. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from students with disabilities and library staff. In addition, physical inspection of the library building was also conducted. Data analysis was done by thematic analysis. The study reveals that the University of Zululand Library services are not inclusive. Students with disabilities struggle to access library services. They faced such challenges as inaccessibility of library services, unavailability of resources in alternative formats and assistive technologies, and the lack of a disability policy. The study also found that the library faced the following challenges in providing services for students with disabilities: limited funding, a lack of staff awareness and training, the lack of a disability policy and a lack of collaboration. Formulating regulations to enforce the implementation of disability policy and legislation, developing institutional disability policies, and providing assistive technologies are critical in ensuring the accessibility of library services to students with disabilities at the University of Zululand. Unless students with disabilities have equal access to information, the university’s inclusive education agenda will remain a distant dream. Access to academic library services is critical to the full participation of students with disabilities in education. Likewise, inclusive university education can only be realised when students with disabilities have equal access to information. This aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities, which promote equal access to services and facilities to persons with disabilities. This paper raises awareness for both library staff and university management about the current status of library facilities and services with respect to accessibility for students with disabilities and how to address inclusiveness in library service provision.

scholarly journals Inclusive Education: Perception of Visually Impaired Students, Students Without Disability, and Teachers in Ghana

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401880779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Asamoah ◽  
Kwadwo Ofori-Dua ◽  
Ebenezer Cudjoe ◽  
Alhassan Abdullah ◽  
Joy Ato Nyarko
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Inclusive School ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Equal Educational Opportunities ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of visually impaired students, their peers without disabilities, and teachers about inclusive education, focusing on a second cycle educational institution in the Eastern region of Ghana implementing inclusive education for the visually impaired. In this study, we collected data from 23 visually impaired students, 27 students without disabilities, and 19 teachers in the inclusive school. Data were collected through semistructured in-depth interviews. This study followed a phenomenological approach, reporting findings from participants’ own words. The study findings revealed that visually impaired students and some teachers supported inclusion while a number of students without disabilities disliked the practice. Some teachers indicated that the idea of inclusive education is a good way to ensure equal educational opportunities. The study concludes that Ghanaian teachers in inclusive schools should be equipped with training to teach students with disabilities.

scholarly journals Readiness for Training Disabled Students in Academic Staff of Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.Y. Sorokin ◽  
T.G. Lukovenko
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Special Competence

The readiness of the teaching staff of higher educational institutions for teaching and psychological and pedagogical support of students with disabilities is being considered. We emphasize that the personnel of the educational organization need special competence to work with persons with disabilities of various nosological groups. The issues of creating an accessible environment in the university were studied, the readiness of teachers to apply special educational technologies in the training of students with disabilities, to develop teaching and methodological materials; the ability to establish pedagogically appropriate relationships with students, and provide psychological and pedagogical support in matters of personal and professional self-determination. The results show a high degree of importance of special professional competencies for inclusive education. But, at the same time, teachers assess their own level of preparedness with students with disabilities as insufficient, which allowed to determine the main areas of work.

scholarly journals Socio-Psychological Technologies to Promote the Employment of Students with Disabilities Studying at the University

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Elena G. Babich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Practical Work ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
The University ◽  
Motivation To Work

This article presents an analysis of socio-psychological technologies and practical work on the problems of motivation to work and the promotion of employment of students with disabilities and health limitations throughout their studies at the university. The author describes various technologies for accompanying students at the university, from professional orientation to employment, focusing on the most successful practices. Offers practical solutions to improve the technologies of higher inclusive education, to create equal conditions for students with disabilities and people with disabilities in realizing their creative potential, in socialization, employment and entrepreneurship, in promoting the sociopsychological adaptation of students with disabilities in labor motivation and employment throughout training at the university.

scholarly journals Socio-psychological barriers in higher inclusive education

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 10012
Author(s):  
Marina Skuratovskaya ◽  
Inna Volodina ◽  
Larisa Kobrina ◽  
Nadezhda Manohina
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Independent Life ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

Higher education is one of the conditions of independent life for disabled people, a condition of their social and labor rehabilitation. Health problems are not the only serious obstacles to vocational education. No less important are the barriers in the educational environment of the University and barriers in relationships with others. It is noted that most of the difficulties in the learning process of students with disabilities are associated with their psychological characteristics - the presence of negative experiences and attitudes, the level of self-esteem, the features of life orientations. Depending on the severity of psychological characteristics, different variants of the relationship of students with disabilities with other students are possible: from full integration to disintegration and opposition behavior. It was suggested that the nature of the relationship and especially value-semantic readiness for vocational education in higher inclusive education can largely determine the prospects of personal and professional development of students with disabilities. An empirical study of peculiarities of value orientations of students with disabilities (N = 50) and students without disabilities (N = 50) was conducted using the technique of G. N. Kuznetsova on the General self-identity, self-esteem scale of Rosenberg and test of life-meaningful orientations D. A. Leontiev.

Monitoring the Readiness of the Teaching Staff to Work in Inclusive Groups

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
L. Il'ina
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
Monitoring Study ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The University ◽  
Methodological Difficulties

The article presents the results of monitoring the readiness of the teaching staff to work with students with disabilities in educational institutions of higher education in the Astrakhan region, Volgograd region, Republic of Adygea, Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. Information was collected by placing a questionnaire for teachers on the portal of higher inclusive education of the Russian Federation and analyzing the obtained quantitative data from General monitoring forms by region. The monitoring study confirmed the presence of a number of problematic aspects in ensuring the educational process for people with disabilities at the University: the need to develop inclusive competence of the teaching staff; the presence of psychological and methodological difficulties in organizing and conducting the educational process in inclusive academic groups; lack of sufficient knowledge about special technical means of training and skills of adaptation of educational and methodological support taking into account the educational needs of students of various nosological groups.

scholarly journals FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF INTRODUCING INCLUSIVE TOURISM AMONG STUDENT YOUTH

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Оksana Kravchenko ◽  
Yuliia Pesotska
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Educational Integration ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The University

The article “From the experience of introducing inclusive tourism among student youth” highlights the relevance and necessity of solving the problem of overcoming the barrier for the successful socialization of people with special needs. The article describes the experience and practices of implementing inclusive tourism during the educational process.Creating and ensuring appropriate conditions at the faculty for people with disabilities is one of the priority tasks. Involvement of students in solving such problems not only contributes to the development of their professional competencies, but also helps to develop communication skills with different categories of people, including people with disabilities. Integration and socialization of people with special needs at the faculty takes place through excursions, participation in various programs, writing scientific papers, etc. Active involvement of students with disabilities has a significant impact on their social adaptation in modern society.The development and implementation of programs promotes the development of inclusion at the university. Working with different agencies allows you to better explore the problem and find ways to solve it. It is worth noting that the faculty has a scientific and practical Center for Social and Educational Integration, and Inclusive Rehabilitation and Social Tourism “Without Barriers”, which is one of the main centers for creating a barrier-free educational environment.During the quarantine, the creation of an inclusive environment became relevant for the virtual space. Today, providing online services to people with disabilities is not an advantage but a necessity. The faculty actively studies the problem of inclusion at all levels and promotes its implementation. Keywords: inclusive education, inclusive tourism, people with special needs, overcoming barriers, socialization, integration, social adaptation, social and psychological rehabilitation.

scholarly journals La competencia genérica de reconocimiento y aprecio por la diversidad humana: Evaluación en la formación inicial de docentes

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Carla Leticia Paz-Delgado ◽  
Lorenzo Eusebio Estrada-Escoto
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Curricular Reform ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Ongoing Training ◽  
Curricular Implementation ◽  
Attention To Diversity ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

Currently, teaching takes place in highly diverse social, educational and cultural environments. Understanding and accepting this fact has allowed that pre-service and in-service teaching training be taught as education for diversity. It is in this sense that the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (UPNFM, Pedagogical University Francisco Morazán) has, in a recent curricular reform, included a generic and transverse competency to contribute to the training of the University faculty, so that they can appreciate and understand diversity as an enriching asset of the educational process. The main objective of this research is to identify the level of development of this competency to propose a strategy to visualize inclusive education as transverse knowledge. This project was developed from the perspective of research for improvement and decision making, using a mixed methodology and collecting data through the analysis of documents, in-depth interviews, and a questionnaire. The participants in the study were 225 students, who were in their professional internship II, and eight professors from the General Ed courses.The results showed that UPNFM, in its curricular offer, has achieved great improvements as for the training of their faculty members regarding attention to diversity by incorporating in its curriculum a competency linked to an inclusive education. However, both members of the faculty and students pointed out that they did not have the skills to apply teaching strategies suitable to deal with diversity. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the process of curricular implementation through ongoing training of university professors.

Inclusion and Universal Design for Learning in Italian Schools

2018 ◽  
pp. 559-566
Author(s):  
Paola Aiello ◽  
Diana Carmela Di Gennaro ◽  
Carmen Palumbo ◽  
Iolanda Zollo ◽  
Maurizio Sibilio
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Educational Pathways ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
The Right ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Educational Field

The present theoretical-argumentative research is aimed to put in evidence the Italian perspective on the use of technologies for promoting inclusion in school contexts. In a society which uses technological innovations and multimediality in all the domains of everyday life, indeed, school is required to explore the potential and meaning of educational technologies. During the last years, in light of these new requirements, national and international educational policies have tried to take advantage of the opportunities offered by new technologies to create flexible educational pathways so as to ensure equal access to information and learning processes, by promoting the elimination of all barriers that deny students the right to education. In the perspective of inclusive education, technologies within the educational field can't only represent a compensatory tool to support students with disabilities or with learning difficulties, but they also definitely play a very important role in the reconfiguration of learning environments by creating the necessary conditions for the promotion of each student's differences and abilities.

scholarly journals La inclusión educativa en la Universidad Central del Ecuador desde las percepciones del estudiantado

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Alba Guadalupe Yépez Moreno ◽  
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Marcelo Remigio Castillo Bustos ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Inclusive Practices ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Research Context ◽  
Educational Relationships ◽  
The University

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.

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