PdF:SP0999 SEIP - Course Information

SP0999 Special Education in International Perspectives

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Mgr. Petra Dvořáčková (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. Lucie Matoušková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

SP0999/Workshop1_21_10: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Matoušková
SP0999/Workshop2_20_11: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Matoušková

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 52/50, only registered: 8/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 3/50

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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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 different 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.

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. 2 lectures or workshops.

- Write a report in English about each visited lecture / workshop. The structure of the report:
+ shortly the content of the lecture / workshop,
+ reflection on the situation in his/her country of origin or reflection of own experience concerning the topic and
+ benefits for the study and/or for own profession;

- The reports from lectures / workshops (450-700 words per lecture / workshop) must be uploaded to the homework vaults until 12th January 2025;
- The students receive feedback from the teachers.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

Information for Autumn 2024 (will be updated continuously):

The students have to choose 2 tasks.

List of lectures/workshops

Workshop 1 - Mon 21.10.2024, time: 16-17:45 (4-5:45pm.), room: respirium, Porici 9, 5th floor (in the middle of the corridor)

L. HLADIK (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA): "Social Participation and Occupational Therapy for Children with Disabilities"

Workshop 2 - Wed 20.11.2024, time: 15-16:45 (3-4:45pm.), room: respirium, Porici 9, 5th floor (in the middle of the corridor)

L. HLADIK (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA): "The Occupation of Play for Children with Developmental Disabilities"

Workshop 3 -

Workshop 4 - week 50

Lecture -

Further information see the Learning materials of the course.

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