The inclusion of students with special educational needs in
vocational education and training: a comparative study of the
changing role of SEN teachers in the European context (Finland,
England, The Czech Republic and Estonia)

J 2014

The inclusion of students with special educational needs in vocational education and training: a comparative study of the changing role of SEN teachers in the European context (Finland, England, The Czech Republic and Estonia)

BELL, Sheena, Maija HIRVONEN, Hasso KUKEMELK, Karel PANČOCHA, Helena VAĎUROVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

The inclusion of students with special educational needs in vocational education and training: a comparative study of the changing role of SEN teachers in the European context (Finland, England, The Czech Republic and Estonia)

Name in Czech

Inkluze studentů se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami v odborném vzdělávání

Authors

BELL, Sheena (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Maija HIRVONEN (246 Finland), Hasso KUKEMELK (233 Estonia), Karel PANČOCHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Helena VAĎUROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Piret HION (233 Estonia)

Edition

Socialiniai Tyrimai/Social Research, Vilnius (Lithuania), Faculty of Social Sciences, Siauliai university, 2014, 1392-3110

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50300 5.3 Education

Country of publisher

Lithuania

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14410/14:00078312

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

Keywords (in Czech)

Inkluze; odborné vzdělávání; speciální vzdělávací potřeby

Keywords in English

Inclusion; Vocational Education; Special Education Needs

Abstract

V originále

Vocational education and training (VET) is responding to the demands of employers competing in a rapidly changing socio-economic climate. Educators, including those who are particularly concerned with students with SEN (special educational needs), are required to understand the implications of these changes in order to take an active role in directing change at a national and institutional level. This article examines the changing role of the SEN teacher in VET, placing this in the context of the recent national histories of the development of SEN education in the context of VET from Finland, England, The Czech Republic and Estonia. Current VET and SEN educational structures and practices in the four countries are described in relation to national and international policies and documents to draw conclusions on how each country has reacted to new demands. Issues around the training of SEN teachers in each country are compared. Innovative educational methodologies are introduced into VET, and case examples are given from each country. In vocational education, teaching is gradually moving towards the workplace, on-the-job learning and assessment, where the SEN teacher’s role is largely tutorial and increasingly includes counselling.

Links

LLP-LEO05-06164, interní kód MU

Name: Towards Inclusive Learning Environments in Vocational Education and Training

Investor: European Union, Multirateral projects

Citovat

BELL, Sheena, Maija HIRVONEN, Hasso KUKEMELK, Karel PANČOCHA, Helena VAĎUROVÁ and Piret HION. The inclusion of students with special educational needs in vocational education and training: a comparative study of the changing role of SEN teachers in the European context (Finland, England, The Czech Republic and Estonia). Socialiniai Tyrimai/Social Research. Vilnius (Lithuania): Faculty of Social Sciences, Siauliai university, 2014, vol. 35, No 2, p. 42-52. ISSN 1392-3110.

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BELL, Sheena, Maija HIRVONEN, Hasso KUKEMELK, Karel PANČOCHA, Helena VAĎUROVÁ and Piret HION. The inclusion of students with special educational needs in vocational education and training: a comparative study of the changing role of SEN teachers in the European context (Finland, England, The Czech Republic and Estonia). \textit{Socialiniai Tyrimai/Social Research}. Vilnius (Lithuania): Faculty of Social Sciences, Siauliai university, 2014, vol.~35, No~2, p.~42-52. ISSN~1392-3110.

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