The family is like a growing children’s cradle. There, it is formed child’s character qualities and ethics. Relationship between parents and family’s traditions become an instrument of education in the family and help the child to gain some meaningful experience. Different types of the families are discussed in this work: the meaning of psychological climate to child’s education is being emphasized. Also, different types of education in the family are opened. When we talk about the families that have got disabled children, we can say that such families have some features: exaggerated care, avoiding of changes. The aim of this work is to establish the influence of education on the child’s with special needs feelings at school. The main problem is the system of factors which decides feelings and self-confidence of children with special needs. The research was carried out in two Anykščiai gymnasiums and in one secondary school in Anykščiai district. Respondents: children with special needs, their parents and class teachers. There were opened these types of families that have children with special needs during the research: · the families where good relationships predominate; · the families where attention is paid to the child’s education of independence; · the families trusting their child; · strict families. During the research, children’s with special needs feelings in the family and at school were opened. The results of the research confirmed hypothesis that there is... [to full text]

Šiame darbe ir panagrinėjama kaip sekasi priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikams turintiems raidos sutrikimų: kalbos, elgesio ir emocijų bei intelekto sutrikimų socializuotis naujoje jiems aplinkoje. Priešmokyklinis amžius tai tarsi tiltas tarp ikimokyklin��s įstaigos ir mokyklos. Viena iš ugdytinų kompetencijų, šiame amžiuje, yra socialinė kompetencija- „gyventi ir būti greta kitų“. Todėl kyla aktuali tyrimo problema, kurią apima šie klausimai: ar galima raidos sutrikimus (kalbos, elgesio ir emocijų bei intelekto ) traktuoti kaip faktorių stabdantį priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikų socialinę adaptaciją? Koks raidos sutrikimas iš minėtųjų turi didžiausia įtaką socializacijai? Tyrimo tikslas. Paanalizuoti priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikų, lankančių ikimokyklines įstaigas, turinčių intelekto, elgesio ir emocijų, bei kalbos ir komunikacijos sutrikimus, socializacijos ypatumus. Tyrimo objektas. Priešmokyklinio amžiaus (5-6m.) specialiųjų poreikių vaikų socializacijos ypatumai. Išanalizavus ir apdorojus anketų duomenis paaiškėjo, kad neturinčių spec. poreikių bei turinčių kalbos ir komunikacijos sutrikimų vaikų rodikliai labai panašūs (išskyrus verbalinius gebėjimus). Daugiausia socialiniai adaptacijai įtakos turi intelekto bei elgesio ir emocijų sutrikimai. / The current paper analyses how pre-school age children having development disorders succeed: how speech, behaviour and emotional together with intellectual disorders let them socialize in their new environment. Pre-school age is like a bridge between the pre-school institution and the school. One of educated competences in this age is social competence – To Live And Be Near Others. For this reason a relevant problem of research appears, which involves the following questions: can the disorders of development (speech, behaviour and emotional together with intellectual) be approached as a factor arresting the social adaptation of pre-school age children? Which development disorder from the mentioned has the greatest influence to socialization? Research goal. To analyze pre-school age children attending pre-school institutions, having intellectual, behavioral and emotional together with speech and communication disorders, peculiarities of their socialization. Research object. Socialization peculiarities of pre-school age (5-6 years old) children having special needs. After analyzing and processing the data from questionnaires, it has appeared that indexes of children without any special needs and those having speech and communication disorders are very similar (except for verbal abilities). The greatest influence to social adaptation is made by intellectual, behavioral and emotional disorders.

Master thesis: Support to children and their families who do not attend kindergartens and pre-school classes. Author: Salomeja Trakseliene Aim: Analyse what educational support is provided to families who raise children who do not attend educational institutions The master thesis consists of two parts: theoretical and empirical. The literature of Lithuanian and foreign authors is analysed in the theoretical part as well as judicial questions are discussed which give idea as about special support to these children. Economic and social position of such families is explored. The results of the research are presented in the empirical part. Furthermore, the results are analysed and the conclusions are made. Families who have children with special needs and do not attend educational institutions are of similar social and economic position. A lot of parents have no occupation and are not willing their children to be educated. There are good conditions for children having special needs in Lithuania and abroad. Pedagogical and psychological centres are establised in all towns. It is useful that children with special needs receive the help as soon as possible. The laws of Educational and Sciense ministry commit that such children should receive pedagogical , psychological, social and medical help. Plenty of parents who took part in the survey declared that it is very difficult to get the necessary help. This factor is influenced by parents’ economic situation. However, they stated... [to full text]

A graduate Loreta Klokmaniene wrote this final paper under supervision of a docent Dr. Valdone Indrasiene. The subject of the final paper is ,, The Attitude of Parents Who Grow up Children with Special Needs towards Integrated Education at Schools of General Education“. The purpose of the paper is to reveal the attitude of parents who grow up children with special needs towards integrated education at schools of general education. The research provides the analysis of scientific literature, discusses conditions and peculiarities of education of children with special needs and ascertains the attitude of parents who grow of those children to integrated education. The analysis of literature showed that the problem of integration of children with special needs to school and social institutions of different levels. After the research it was determined that a lot of problems appear because parents are insufficiently interested in them, because of lack of teachers competence and negative attitude to a child with special needs in school of general education.

ABSTRACT What is the situation for disabled children in the Greek educational system today, in the aftermath of the deep-seated socio-economic crisis? The present study is going to give an insight in children disability and how this is handled by the Greek educational system. To specify and illustrate the need for a qualitative perspective, it is necessary to take into consideration not only the exact numbers of disabled students and schools existing for them, along with the usefulness and functionality of their facilities, but also different qualitative aspects and intersecting parameters determining the attitude towards those children, such as gender, sexuality, age and bodily ability; all of them contributing to a specific collective mind-set that has arisen from a nexus of economical, educational, European and local structures, and their upheaval. This is such a study, providing a limited, but qualitative picture of the situation from an intersectional Gender Studies perspective onto legislative documents, the experiences of a few current educational practitioners (herein interviewed), and onto the state of the art of existing research on the topic which is mostly quantitative and statistics-based.  The over-arching question, guiding this investigation, is how the educational rights and well-fare of children with special educational needs, are practiced, cared for and discussed in the present Greek educational system with regard to intersectional gender concerns of inclusion and/or integration. This study hopes thus to provide an interdisciplinary snap-shot of the educational situation for disabled children in a disabled societal context.

Darbo tikslas – atskleisti mokytojų požiūrį neįgalumo situacijoje esančių mokinių ugdymą bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje. Darbo objektas – mokytojų požiūris į integruotą ugdymą bendrojo lavinio mokykloje. Darbo uždaviniai: pristatyti Lietuvos švietimo sistemos kaitą sociologinės žiūros ir sociologinių teorijų kontekste; apžvelgti švietimo reformos etapus ir integruotą ugdymą reglamentuojančius dokumentus; atskleisti mokytojų požiūrį į neįgalumo situacijoje esančių mokinių ugdymą bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje. Hipotezės: tikėtina, kad pedagogo prestižą sąlygoja atlyginimo dydis ir specialybės paklausa darbo rinkoje; tikėtina, kad neefektyvus specialiųjų poreikių vaikų integracijos į bendrojo lavinimo mokyklą priežastis – pedagogų specialiųjų žinių stoka, kaip dirbti su specialiųjų poreikių vaikais. Sociologinių teorijų kontekste - ugdymas ir saviugda tampa visuomenės (sociumo) pertvarkos iniciatoriumi, siekiant žmonių gerovės. Kiekvieno individo gyvenimo kokybė ir galimybės tiesiogiai priklauso nuo to, kaip visuomenėje yra organizuojamas švietimas ir kaip tinkamai švietimo dalyviai atlieka jiems priskirtas funkcijas. Vykstant švietimo sistemos kaitai atsiveria naujos erdvės ir linkmės, kurių viena integruotas ugdymas. Parengta įstatyminė norminė bazė neįgalumo situacijoje esančių mokinių integracijai į bendrojo lavinimo mokyklą, tačiau iki šiol visi dalyviai susiduria su didesniais r mažesniais sunkumais. Tyrimo analizė atskleidė, kad išsiskiria požiūris, kur tūrėtų būti ugdomi... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The purpose of this thesis is to reveal the teachers‘ approach to education of students with special needs in a secondary school. The object of study: Teachers‘ approach to intergrated education in a secondary school. The objectives are: To present the changes in Lithuanian education in the context of sociological theories; review the stages of educational reform and the regulations of intergrated education; introduce teachers‘ attitude towards education of students with special needs in a secondary school. Hypotheses: it is likely that the status of a teacher is determined by the salary and the demand of specialty in a labour market; it is likely that the main reason of ineffective intergration of students with special needs is insufficient knowledge of how to work with them. In the context of sociological theories, education and self-education becomes an initiator of the changes in the society pursuing human well-being. The quality of life and possibilities of every individual directly depend on how education is organized in a society and how education participants perform their functions. Changes in educational system have an impact on appearing new subjects, one of which is intergrated education. Even though legislative framework for intergrating students with special needs in a secondary school has been developed, participants face smaller or bigger problems. The study revealed that there is disagreement in where handicapped children should get their education... [to full text]

The transitions experienced throughout adolescence and young adulthood are difficult, and can be even more challenging to navigate for youth living with developmental or mental health challenges. These youth commonly experience challenges in daily life, leading to difficulties participating in reciprocal relationships, experiencing good mental health, and establishing positive identity and self-esteem. Adventure-based therapies may be a milieu where youth can explore their identities, connect with nature, establish social relationships, and gain experiences overcoming a variety of challenges. This qualitative case study illuminated the experiences and identity development of youth who have participated in an adaptive recreation program in Victoria, British Colombia. Semi-structured interviews were held with five youth who have participated in the program, five parents of youth who have participated, and three staff involved in the development and delivery of the program. For the within-participant analysis, Rhodes’ (2000) ghostwriting approach was used to present youth participants’ stories of their involvement. Across-participant analysis followed Braun and Clarke’s (2006) steps of thematic analysis to discover some of the shared themes among participants. Participants described development of positive self-concepts and skills, the inclusive social environment and supportive staff, opportunities to try fun and unique activities, connecting with and learning about nature, overcoming personal challenges, and the importance of this program in the lives of the youth, their families, and their communities. The results have important implications for theory, research, and practice regarding counselling and community-based adaptive recreation programming. / Graduate

This study aims to develop knowledge of different professional groups and their views on inclusion and collaboration concerning "students in difficulty." Through qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey, the researcher sought answers to this and also how inclusion, through collaboration between different professional groups, can develop in school.The results of the study have been analyzed according by Nilholms (2007) three different perspectives on special education: The critical perspective, the compensatory perspective and the dilemma perspective. The results were also analyzed based on Ahlberg's (2013) communicative – relationship perspective.The result shows that the concept of inclusion is not clearly defined either in the governing documents or among the interviewees. This makes it difficult to speak the same language in school, which complicates the work of inclusion. Since the governing documents are unclear and somewhat contradictory when dealing with "students in difficulty" educators are put in a dilemma. It is on the one hand about the importance of early identification and remedy difficulties and on the other hand not to categorize students. Another concern is on the one hand to see differences as opportunities for learning and on the other hand that all students should attain the curriculum objectives. Students should at the same time feel good and happy at school. The result also shows that the cooperation that existed around "students in difficulty” has been minimal at schools. In contrast, all interviewees’ see good cooperation as crucial to the quality of work with students. Surprising facts is that it seems to be easier to see and talk about what others should do to improve together than to see one’s own part in the work for development. One conclusion is also that the majority of the respondents see the economic foundations are setting up barriers by time, room, materials and resource shortages, and also large classes.

According to both national and international political regulations, the school should as far as it is possible include students with special needs in regular education. However, when implementing these political intentions regarding an including school environment, problems often arise. The aim of this studie has been to investigate the opinions of teachers and students when it comes to inclusive education in mathematics. The study has partly been based on interviews with students with special needs in mathematics. These students were included in regular mathematics groups. It has also partly been based on interviews with the teachers of these groups. To analyze the results, a phenomenographic approach has been used. By using this approach, it is the students and teachers’opinions that have been studied and the result is being presented in different categories of opinions.The result was many varying opinions regarding inclusive education and it thus showed how complex the work with students with special needs is. The teachers in the study had for example different opinions about what an inclusive approach to education is. The result showed various opinions among students and teachers about what possibilities and obstacles an inclusive approach to education has when it comes to how the students’ learning process.

This study was undertaken to determine if persons with disabilities encounter difficulties in accessing dental care in Ontario, to identify barriers to accessing dental care and to determine if persons with disabilities and caregivers value oral health. Community organizations providing supports for persons with disabilities were recruited to circulate a questionnaire to their members via mail or internet. Fourteen community organizations mailed out 1755 paper questionnaires. A response rate of 23.9% was calculated from original surveys returned. In total, 634 paper and internet surveys were deemed valid. Data analysis was conducted using the chi square test and logistic regression. Most (73.2%) persons with disabilities, primarily developmental disabilities, were able to access dental services in Ontario. Personal internal factors were more likely to act as barriers to dental care than external factors. The majority of caregivers and persons with disabilities believe that oral health is an important part of overall health.