SP0999 Special Education in International Perspectives

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
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
SP0999/Workshop3_2_12: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Matoušková
SP0999/Workshop4_10_12: 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: 7/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 3/50
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 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, 4th floor (in the middle of the corridor)

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

Lecture 1 - Wed 13.11.2024, time 18-19:40 (6-7:40pm.), room: online on Zoom (link in interactive syllabus)

S. GRAHAM (Ulster University, United Kingdom): "An Investigation Into The Good Inclusion Game"

Lecture 2 - Tue 19.11.2024, time 16-17:45 (4-5:45pm.), room: online on MS Teams (link in interactive syllabus)

S. JUMA (State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar): "Development of Inclusive Education in Zanzibar"

Workshop 2 - Wed 20.11.2024, time: 15-16:45 (3-4:45pm.), room: respirium, Porici 9, 4th 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 - Mon 2.12.2024, time: 16-17:50 (6-5:50pm.), room: 38, Porici 31

P. CHUDÁČKOVÁ, S. PAPŠOVÁ (Masaryk University, Czech Republic): "Studying Abroad Makes an Opportunity... to learn, to discover, to experience differences - Hong Kong and Thailand"

Workshop 4 - Tue 10.12.2024, time: 15-16:45 (3-4:45pm.), room: 4, Porici 7

L. TATEO (University of Oslo, Norway): "Fundamentals of Cultural Psychology"

Further information see the Learning materials of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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