Special Education in International Perspectives
Lecture 3 - „Special Education in Countries of the Global South“ - 17.12.2020
Sylvia WOHLSCHIESS and Thomas SPAETT (DE): "Special Education in Countries of the Global South"
Thu, 17. 12. 2020, 17-18:00
The presentation starts with giving information about the Global South in general and the situation of people with disabilities in this area: their living conditions and the problems they are confronted with. The second part focuses on the educational system in Tanzania and gives a spotlight on Special Education Needs Units in the Kilimanjaro Region and describes the efforts to implement Vocational Trainings to give the students a chance on the labour market when leaving the school.
Sylvia Wohlschiess - teacher at a Centre for children with intellectual disability (Förderzentrum für geistige Entwicklung) and an assistent at University of Würzburg, spent one year in a Special Education Unit in Arusha Tansania
Thomas Spaett - psychologist and a senior lecturer at University of Würzburg, Institute for Special Education, Education for People with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
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