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Special Education in International Perspectives – Spring 2020
Option 1 – My country (and a second one)
Choose two countries (your own country and a second one). Try to find out the basic
strategies and approaches leading to the support of people with disabilities in
education, development and inclusion. You may focus every area of the life in a
society (education, work and labour market, family life, social services etc.).
Write a report of 500-700 words and upload it to the Homework vaults – Option 1
(Odevzdávárna) in IS until 14th June 2020. Don’t forget to quote some sources.
Option 2 – Paper or video
Look up a paper or a video (in English) focusing people with disabilities, their life, the
support of them, the situation in a country. Paper (min. 1200 words), video (min. 5
min.). Identify the most important thoughts and ideas. Try to compare what you read
or heard with the situation in your (or another) country.
Write a report of 500-700 words and upload it to the Homework vaults – Option 2
(Odevzdávárna) in IS until 14th June 2020. Don’t forget to quote the sources.
Option 3 – Countries
Look at the web of European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education
(https://www.european-agency.org) – f. e. Country Info or Data. You can find country
or theme specific information (reports) there. Choose 3 different countries and a
theme (topic). Try to describe the situation in these 3 countries regarding your theme
(topic).
Write a report of 500-700 words and upload it to the Homework vaults – Option 3
(Odevzdávárna) in IS until 14th June 2020. Don’t forget to quote the sources.
Option 4 – Essay
Think about the current difficult situation. What does it mean for people with disabilities
and in general people in need? What does it mean for people who are in contact with
them (professionals or families)? Choose one group of people (according to your
study field, your interest, your experience) and try to describe how to deal with it and
how to support these people in a situation of emergency measures.
Write a report of 500-700 words and upload it to the Homework vaults – Option 4
(Odevzdávárna) in IS until 14th June 2020.
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Sources – recommendations (but feel free to choose other ones):
European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education – https://www.european-
agency.org
UNESCO (2017). A guide for ensuring inclusion and equity in education.
http://en.unesco.kz/a-guide-for-ensuring-inclusion-and-equity-in-education
Reports and videos:
unicef (2013). THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2013. Children with
Disabilities. https://www.unicef.org/sowc2013/
Videos:
Health talks – Real people. Real life experiences (https://healthtalk.org/)
TEDx (https://www.ted.com/)