Inclusive education – the need for systemic changes

• Authors: Ališauskienė Stefanija , Miltenienė Lina

Title variants

PL

Kształcenie integracyjne – konieczność zmian systemowych

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper we present the systemic changes in education in Lithuania as well as the simultaneous movement towards inclusive education. Lithuania is following an international approach on inclusive education (UNECSO, 2008). The latter understanding prompted a shift of focus – from disorder towards human rights and needs. It is legally recognised, that children with special educational needs have a need for assistance and services in the education process that occurs due to being exceptionally gifted, having congenital or acquired disorders or disadvantages in their personal surroundings. The authors of the paper aimed to overview the systemic changes of the Lithuanian education system leading towards inclusive education. The research was based on systems theory taking into account two general approaches: 1) a cross-sectional approach – with a focus on the interactions that take place between two or more systems, and 2) a developmental approach – with a focus on the changes occurring in a system over time. Documentary review as well as meta-analysis have been employed as the methods of the exploratory study. The paper discloses that the systemic changes cover developments in educational policies and practices, including the financial and administrative framework, educational support through Pedagogical Psychological Services, and teacher training for inclusive education

PL

W niniejszym artykule przedstawione zostały zmiany systemowe w strukturze edukacji na Litwie; prezentujemy również ruch na rzecz kształcenia integracyjnego. Litwa stosuje międzynarodowe podejście do kształcenia integracyjnego (UNECSO, 2008). Zrozumienie tego rodzaju edukacji spowodowało przesunięcie uwagi od zaburzeń do praw i potrzeb człowieka. W świetle prawa uznaje się, że dla dzieci ze specjalnymi potrzebami edukacyjnymi niezbędna jest pomoc i opieka w procesie edukacji, która pojawia się w związku z ich wyjątkowym talentem, wrodzonymi lub nabytymi zaburzeniami lub niekorzystną sytuacją w otoczeniu osobistym. Celem autorów opracowania jest przegląd zmian systemowych litewskiego systemu edukacji prowadzących do kształcenia integracyjnego. Podstawą badań była teoria systemów przy uwzględnieniu dwóch ogólnych podejść: 1) podejścia przekrojowego, w którym nacisk kładzie się na interakcje zachodzące między dwoma lub większą liczbą systemów, oraz 2) podejścia rozwojowego, w którym szczególnie uwzględnienia się zmiany zachodzące w systemie z biegiem czasu. Zastosowanymi metodami badań poszukiwawczych były przegląd dokumentacji oraz metaanaliza. W opracowaniu wykazano, że zmiany systemowe dotyczą rozwoju strategii i praktyk edukacyjnych, ram finansowych i administracyjnych, wsparcia edukacyjne poprzez usługi psychologiczno-pedagogiczne oraz szkolenia nauczycieli w zakresie kształcenia integracyjnego.

Keywords

EN

inclusive education; special educational needs; systemic changes

PL

kształcenie integracyjne; specjalne potrzeby edukacyjne; zmiany systemowe

• Publisher: Zakład Edukacji Międzykulturowej i Badań nad Wsparciem Społecznym, Wydziału Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
• Journal: Multicultural Studies
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 167-188

Dates

published

2017-12-04

Contributors

author

Ališauskienė Stefanija

• Siauliai University

author

Miltenienė Lina

• Siauliai University

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Identifiers

ISBN

978-83-7977-246-9

ISSN

2451–2877

DOI

10.23734/mcs.2017.2.167.188