SPc502 Special Education in International Perspectives

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.5. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Ivana Jůzová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Lucie Matoušková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
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Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to look at special education in international perspectives. The students have the possibility to meet international experts and learn the situation in different countries. How is the situation in other countries? What are the attitudes, approaches, the current issues in different countries? How does the education and the support of people with disabilities and disadvantages and of the pedagogues in other countries look like?
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will:
- be able to describe the situation in other countries,
- reflect the new information and compare it with the situation in their own country,
- be aware of the differences across the world,
- be able to think about different factors that influent the life of children, youth and adult people with disabilities and disadvantage (education, work, family etc.)
Syllabus
  • The course offers different topics according to the lecturers.
  • The course provides a preview of the situation in different countries. It focuses the education at school but also the education at the universities (preparing for work with people with disabilities and disadvantage), support of people with disabilities and their families in different life periods, work, communication, multicultural aspects, social inclusion, legislative framework, social systems etc.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Ebersold, S., Schmitt, M. J., & Priestley, M. (2011). Inclusive Education for Young Disabled People in Europe: Trends, issues and challenges. A synthesis of evidence from ANED country reports and additional sources. Academic Network of European Disabilit
  • BALHAROVÁ, Kamila, Jakub BALHAR and Věra VOJTOVÁ. Dyslexia and Accessibility in the Modern Era: Emerging Research and Opportunities. 1. vydání. Hersshey, Spojené státy: IGI Global, 2021, 279 pp. Advances-human-social-aspects-technology. ISBN 978-1-7998-4267-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4267-5. URL info
Teaching methods
lecture, workshop, pair and group discussion, discussion of students and experts, work with case studies
Assessment methods
To succesfully pass the course, the student has to:
- Attend min. one lecture/workshop and choose from other offered options (all together min. 2). The lecture/workshop schedule will be updated in the course syllabus.
- Write a report in English about each visited lecture/workshop. The students have to write a report on the lecture/workshop content and reflect on the situation in his/her country of origin and the benefits for the study and/or for own profession;
- The report from the lecture/workshop (450-700 words per lecture/ workshop) must be uploaded to the homework vaults - Lecture 1-2, Workshops 1-3 until 31st January 2022;
- The reports from the options 1-2 (500-700 words per option) must be uploaded to the homework vaults – Option 1-2 until 31st January 2022;
- The students receive feedback from the teachers.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Vyučováno v AJ, předpoklad úroveň B1.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin.
Teacher's information
Information for Autumn 2021 (will be updated continuously)

There will be both face-to-face lectures/workshops and online lectures.

The students have to choose 2 tasks, min. 1 MUST be a lecture/workshop (examples: 1 lecture/workshop + 1 option or 2 lectures/workshops)

List of lectures/workshops - will be updated

Lecture 1 - Sheri Kingsdorf (USA): "Culturally Competent Practices in the Classroom" - 12.10.2021, 4-5pm (16-17:00), online in MS Teams

Lecture 2 - Kanchana Menikdiwela (Sri Lanka): "Special Education in Sri Lanka" - 15.12.2021, 4-8pm (16-20:00), stand-alone work of students, ATTENTION! limited availability of the presentation

Workshop 1 - L. Prochazkova (CZ): "Experience with children and/or adults with special needs from abroad"

*20.10.2021, 4-5:30pm (16-17:30), room 52

*4.11.2021, 10-11:30am, room 52

Workshop 2 - CANCELLED! - Z. Janik (CZ): "Engaging Diversity in Communication with Cultural Others" - 25.11.2021, 4:15-5:45pm (16:15-17:45), room RUV

Workshop 3 -

Alternative options to choose:

Option 1 – Paper or video

Option 2 – Essay

Further information see the Learning materials of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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