Cross-Categorical Special Education Needs in Finland and Germany

Cross-Categorical Special Education Needs in Finland and Germany
Author: Birgit Herz
Publisher: Waxmann Verlag
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3830967683

Teacher Education ranks on the top on the agenda in Germany as well as in Finland. In order to comply with the "right for inclusion" as stated by the EU's and UN's convention for the right of children this study focuses on the question: "How to promote inclusive education?" Finland and Germany have different policies towards inclusion. Within the German system of general education, heterogeneity is very often perceived not as a chance but as a disturbance. The Finnish teachers have learned to live with the heterogeneity in their classrooms and the dropout rate is lower than in Germany. It is evident that bilateral research cooperation can help finding better ways for the inclusion of all pupils. Particularly in the field of Learning Disabilities, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, but also as far as problems in reading and writing are concerned, this research study opens new perspectives on a multi-track support for all pupils.

Barriers to Inclusion

Barriers to Inclusion
Author: Justin J. W. Powell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317263367

Barriers to Inclusion offers a comparative and historical account of the rise of special education over the twentieth century in the United States and Germany. This institutional analysis demonstrates how categorical boundaries, professional groups, social movements, and education and social policies shaped the schooling of children and youth with disabilities. It traces the evolution of special education classification, explores growing special education organizations, and examines students' learning opportunities and educational attainments. Highlighting cross-national differences over time, the author also investigates demographic and geographic variability within the federal democracies, especially in segregation and inclusion rates of disabled and disadvantaged children. Germany's elaborate system of segregated special school types contrasts with diverse American special education classrooms mainly within regular schools. Joining historical case studies with empirical indicators, this book reveals persistent barriers to school integration as well as factors that facilitate inclusive education reform in both societies.

Special Needs Education Statistics and Indicators

Special Needs Education Statistics and Indicators
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2000-10-18
Genre:
ISBN: 926418810X

This book makes comparisons of students with disabilities, learning or behaviour difficulties and disadvantages on the basis of the additional resources made available to them to access the curriculum, which in some countries covers some 35% of school-age students.

Barriers to Inclusion

Barriers to Inclusion
Author: Justin J. W. Powell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317263375

Barriers to Inclusion offers a comparative and historical account of the rise of special education over the twentieth century in the United States and Germany. This institutional analysis demonstrates how categorical boundaries, professional groups, social movements, and education and social policies shaped the schooling of children and youth with disabilities. It traces the evolution of special education classification, explores growing special education organizations, and examines students' learning opportunities and educational attainments. Highlighting cross-national differences over time, the author also investigates demographic and geographic variability within the federal democracies, especially in segregation and inclusion rates of disabled and disadvantaged children. Germany's elaborate system of segregated special school types contrasts with diverse American special education classrooms mainly within regular schools. Joining historical case studies with empirical indicators, this book reveals persistent barriers to school integration as well as factors that facilitate inclusive education reform in both societies.

Comparing Special Education

Comparing Special Education
Author: John Richardson
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2011-05-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 080476073X

Comparing Special Education unites in-depth comparative and historical studies with analyses of global trends to uncover similarities and differences found in special education systems around the world.

Teacher Education for Inclusion

Teacher Education for Inclusion
Author: Chris Forlin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0415548764

The focus of this international text is on innovative practices for preparing teachers to work in inclusive classrooms and schools around the world. The book considers themes including social and political challenges regarding teacher education, and innovative approaches to teacher training.

Dynamics in Education Politics

Dynamics in Education Politics
Author: Hannu Simola
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-10-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781032929743

In the field of comparative education without a strong theory-driven approach it is hard to go beyond merely listing the similarities and differences that make it possible to create countless rankings, but reveals little about specific and shared developmental processes between education systems. This book introduces a new theoretical framework

Inclusive Special Education

Inclusive Special Education
Author: Garry Hornby
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2014-08-20
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1493914839

Much has been written about special education and about inclusive education, but there have been few attempts to pull these two concepts and approaches together. This book does just that: sets special education within the context of inclusive education. It posits that to include, effectively, all children with special educational needs in schools requires an integration of both concepts, approaches, and techniques. It has never been more timely to publish a book that helps professionals who work with schools, such as psychologists, special education professionals, and counselors, to identify effective practices for children with special needs and provide guidelines for implementing these in inclusive schools.